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Law Vocab
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1. One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant - a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent - or other person under some disability.
CHAMBERS
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
NEXT FRIEND
2. An order made by a court having competent jurisdiction. Rules of court are either general or special; the former are the regulations by which the practice of the court is governed - the latter are special orders made in particular cases.
EXHIBIT
DELIBERATE
COMMITMENT
RULE OF COURT
3. Any factors associated with the commission of a crime which increase the seriousness of theoffense or add to its injurious consequences.
SODOMY
AGGRAVATING FACTORS
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
DISCOVERY
4. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.
PRECEDENT
CHAMBERS
SHOPLIFTING
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
5. Estate property that may be disposed of by a will.
BEST EVIDENCE
PROBATE ESTATE
RETURN
CROSS-CLAIM
6. An advocate - counsel - or official agent employed in preparing - managing - and trying cases in the courts.
MATERIAL WITNESS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ORDER - COURT
EQUITY
7. Any of the drugs whose production and use are regulated by law - including narcotics - stimulants - and hallucinogens.
PRETERMITTED CHILD
FIDELITY BOND
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
LENIENCY
8. 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.
EXAMINATION - DIRECT
PETITIONER
SELF-DEFENSE
CONSPIRACY
9. The wellness of a person's state of mind.
LEVY
MENTAL HEALTH
SEALING
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
10. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
PREJUDICE
IMPLIED CONTRACT
DIVERSION
11. Process by which a court seeks to interpret the meaning and scope of legislation.
PRESUMPTION
BREATHALYZER TEST
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
12. Pre-trial release based on the person's own promise that he or she will show up for trial (no bond required). Also referred to as release on own recognizance or ROR.
PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE
SENTENCE REPORT
CRIME
COUNSEL
13. A judgment entered against a party who fails to appear in court - respond to the charges - or does not comply with an order - especially an order to provide or permit discovery.
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
CAUSATION
EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE
CITATION
14. Authority or discretion vested in an officer whose acts partake of a judicial character.
DIVERSION
DEPOSITION
BAIL REVIEW
QUASI JUDICIAL
15. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served simultaneously.
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
SENTENCE - CONCURRENT
ACCUSED
REAL PROPERTY
16. 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.
BAR
JURY - HUNG
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
MALICE
17. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.
ESCROW
BOND
DETENTION HEARING
STATUTE
18. 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.
SELF-DEFENSE
JUDICIAL REVIEW
CORROBORATE
CONSERVATORSHIP
19. Confidential communications to certain persons that are protected by law against any disclosure - including forced disclosure in legal proceedings.
BIND OVER
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
BAIL BOND
ASSIGNEE
20. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.
LIEN
BREACH
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
FIFTH AMENDMENT
21. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's personal liberty - whether or not carried out by a peace officer.
RESPONDENT
FALSE ARREST
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
22. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov
OATH
PENDING
CONTRACT
PERMANENT RESIDENT
23. Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling upon a motion. Also - in regulatory cases - objections by either side to points made by the other side or to rulings by the agency or one of its he
COMMUTATION
FRAUD
EXCEPTIONS
REPLY
24. A person who directs a commission; a member of a commission. The officer in charge of a department or bureau of a public service.
COMMISSIONER
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
CHILD SUPPORT
ARSON
25. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE
LEVY
ADMISSION
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
26. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
NEGLIGENCE
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
NOMINAL PARTY
27. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
BOOKING NUMBER
OBJECTION OVERRULED
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
28. 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
OPINION
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
PROBATION
PROBATE COURT
29. 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.
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
LYNCHING
SENTENCE - SUSPENDED
ALLOCUTION
30. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.
CHARGE TO THE JURY
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
CIVIL ACTION
DEFENDANT
31. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
NEGLIGENCE
ALLEGED
CORROBORATING EVIDENCE
32. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
DAMAGES
DISCLAIM
ANNUAL REVIEW
33. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.
GROUNDS
PENITENTIARY
MALPRACTICE
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
34. Standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. It governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
OATH
INCOMPETENCY
MISTRIAL
35. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.
RESTITUTION
REVERSIBLE ERROR
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
NEGLIGENCE
36. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.
REASONABLE PERSON
LEADING QUESTION
STATUTORY LAW
RECIDIVISM
37. 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.
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
ARBITRATION
DISCLAIM
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
38. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.
DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
CLERK OF COURT
PENALTY
REVERSIBLE ERROR
39. Substantial reason - one that affords a legal excuse.
EMINENT DOMAIN
LIE DETECTOR
JURY TRIAL
GOOD CAUSE
40. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
CASE NUMBER
PRETERMITTED SPOUSE
PATENT
41. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.
CAUSE OF ACTION
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
ESTOPPEL
42. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.
PAROLE
PROSECUTOR
AFFIDAVIT
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
43. Crime in which the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident without identifying himself or herself.
DOCKET
HIT AND RUN
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
ACCUSATION
44. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.
MOTION
BRIBE
BOOKING NUMBER
CRIMINAL CASE
45. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.
CIVIL CASE
BREATHALYZER TEST
COLLATERAL ATTACK
CONDEMNATION
46. The closing statement - by counsel - to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence.
CLOSING ARGUMENT
POWER OF ATTORNEY
ESTATE TAX
INCOMPETENCY
47. Case - cause - suit - or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
CHARGE TO THE JURY
BANKRUPT
ACTION
48. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.
SECURED DEBT
SANCTION
ORAL ARGUMENT
ENHANCE
49. To determine finally.
ADJUDICATE
SLANDER
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
STAY
50. To put off or delay a court hearing.
DISCLAIM
POSTPONEMENT
PERJURY
PATENT