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Subject : law
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1. 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






2. 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.






3. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.






4. A machine which records by a needle on a graph varying emotional disturbances when answering questions truly or falsely - as indicated by fluctuations in blood pressure - perspiration.respiration






5. A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.






6. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






7. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






8. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a






9. Formal authorization of a person to act in the interest of another person.






10. Pimping. Arranging for acts of prostitution.






11. That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation - whereasslander is spoken.






12. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.






13. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.






14. Declaration or document issued by a grand jury that either makes a neutral report or notes misdeeds by officials charged with specified public duties.






15. A second examination of a witness by the counsel who called the witness to testify. This examination is usually focused on certain matters that were discussed by the opposing counsel's examination.






16. The unlawful killing of one human being by another.






17. Legal document issued by a court that shows an administrator's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.






18. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






19. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.






20. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.






21. Ill will - hatred - or hostility by one person toward another which may prompt the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.






22. To state - recite - assert - claim - maintain - charge or set forth. To make an allegation.






23. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






24. 1. One who has been convicted of a criminal offense. 2. That which is connected with the law of crimes; That which has the character of a crime (criminal justice; criminal intent).






25. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.






26. The section of a courthouse in which the judge presides over the proceedings.






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






28. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






29. To give a gift to someone through a will.






30. The method - established normally by rules to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.






31. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.






32. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.






33. An agreement between parties that dictates what is being received from one party to the other.






34. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.






35. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.






36. An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; in criminal law - conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.






37. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.






38. The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also - the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.






39. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






40. An imaginary situation - incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence - upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.






41. 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.






42. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.






43. Authority or discretion vested in an officer whose acts partake of a judicial character.






44. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.






45. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






46. Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another - when coupled with the present ability to do so - and any intentional display of force such as would give victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.






47. The act of spending an allotted amount of time in a designated location such as a prison as punishment for the crime committed.






48. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






49. Juvenile found to have committed a status offense rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency. Typical status offenses are habitual truancy - violating a curfew - or running away from home. These are not crimes - but t






50. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.