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Subject : law
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1. An invalid trial caused by some legal error. When a judge declares a mistrial - the trial must start again from the beginning - including the selection of a new jury.






2. Having addressed any matter in writing.






3. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.






4. The court in which a matter must first be filed.






5. The confirmation or adoption of a previous act done either by the party himself or by another.






6. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






7. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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8. The ordinary jury of twelve (or fewer) persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. So called to distinguish it from the grand jury.






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






10. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.






11. The formal statement before the court that the accused admits committing the criminal act.






12. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.






13. Member of the jury.






14. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.






15. Asserted to be true as depicted or a person who is accused but has not yet been tried in court.






16. 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






17. 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.






18. The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed - including the preparations for trial - the rules of evidence and trial conduct - and the procedure for pursuing appeals.






19. A judge's private office. A hearing in chambers takes place in the judge's office outside of the presence of the jury and the public.






20. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.






21. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.






22. 1. Arrest record. A written account listing all the instances in which a person has been arrested. 2. A form completed by a police officer when a person is arrested.






23. The act - after a jury verdict has been announced - of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.






24. A written direction or command delivered by a court or judge.






25. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.






26. A trust set up for the benefit of someone who the grantor believes would be incapable of managing his or her own financial affairs.






27. An official or formal statement of facts or proceedings.






28. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.






29. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






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






31. Public official charged with duty to make inquiry into the causes and circumstances of any death which occurs through violence or suddenly - with marks of suspicion.






32. The hearing given to person accused of crime - by a magistrate or judge - to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant the confinement and holding to bail the person accused.






33. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.






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






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






36. Without denying the charge - the defendant raises circumstances such as insanity - self-defense -or entrapment to avoid civil or criminal responsibility.






37. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.






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






39. A claim by codefendant or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.






40. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.






41. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.






42. Any form of cruelty to a child's physical - moral - or mental well-being.






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






44. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






45. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.






46. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.






47. To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.






48. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.






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






50. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice