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Subject : law
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1. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






2. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.






3. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.






4. An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.






5. A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess - use - and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed price (rent).






6. To overthrow - to vacate - to annul or make void.






7. The degree of certainty required for a juror to legally find a criminal defendant guilty






8. Case - cause - suit - or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.






9. A sentence postponed in which the defendant is not required to serve time unless he or she commits another crime or violates a court-imposed condition.






10. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read






11. The means by which a right is enforced or the violation of a right is prevented - redressed or compensated.






12. In tort law - a defense to a personal injury suit. The essence of an affirmative defense is that the plaintiff assumed the known risk of whatever dangerous condition caused the injury.






13. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.






14. A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money - in the possession of another (the garnishee) - is applied to the debts of the debtor - such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.






15. Opportunity to present rebuttal evidence after one's evidence has been subjected to cross-examination.






16. Courts having jurisdiction over cases involving children under 18. Casesinvolve delinquent - dependent - and neglected children.






17. An order requiring a person to appear in court and present reasons why a certain order - judgment - or decree should not be issued.






18. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that






19. An association of persons jointly undertaking some commercial enterprise. Unlike a partnership - a joint venture does not entail a continuing relationship among the parties.






20. The act of taking money - personal property - or any other article of value that is in the possession of another done by means of force or fear.






21. To seat a jury. When voir dire is finished and both sides have exercised their challenges - the jury is impaneled.The jurors are sworn in and the trial is ready to proceed.






22. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.






23. Any behavior - contrary to law - which disturbs the public peace or decorum - scandalizes the community - or shocks the public sense of morality.






24. A document containing background material on a convicted person. It is prepared to guide the judge in the imposition of a sentence. Sometimes called a pre-sentence report.






25. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.






26. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






27. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.






28. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






29. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.






30. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






31. Trial in which a jury decides issues of fact as opposed to trial only before a judge.






32. The referral of a dispute to an impartial third person chosen by the parties to the dispute who agree in advance to abide by the arbitrator's award issued after a hearing at which both parties have an opportunity to be heard.






33. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.






34. An obligation signed by the accused to secure his or her presence at the trial. This obligation means that the accused may lose money by not properly appearing for the trial. Often referred to simply as bond.






35. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.






36. Mental capacity of a person - especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist counsel in his or her defense.






37. The act of claiming one's own writing to be that of another.






38. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.






39. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.






40. A crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






41. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.






42. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.






43. An elected constitutional officer serving as an arm of the court with respect to all court filings and related proceedings.






44. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.






45. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.






46. An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.CHALLENGE - An objection - such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular pers






47. A police identification procedure by which the suspect to a crime is exhibited - along with others - before the victim or witness to determine if the victim or witness can identify the committed the crime.suspect as the person who






48. Begun - but not yet completed. Thus - an action is pending from its inception until the rendition of its final judgment.






49. An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.






50. A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked be cross-examined by the party who calls him or be cross-examined by the party who calls him or leading questions and may her to