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






2. 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).






3. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






4. A lawsuit - litigation - or action. Any question - civil or criminal - litigated or contested before a court of justice.






5. To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime - the official will bind over the accused - normally by setting bail for the accused's a






6. A determination of guilt which is the result of a trial or entry of a plea of guilty or nol contendere (no contest) - regardless of whether adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence was suspended - deferred - or withheld.






7. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.






8. 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.






9. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.






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






11. An established standard - guide - or regulation.






12. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.






13. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.






14. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .






15. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.






16. A ruling by the court in favor of the party making the objection.






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






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






19. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.






20. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






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






22. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.






23. A listing of all the criminal convictions against an individual.






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






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






26. 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.






27. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






28. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.






29. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.






30. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.






31. The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moralcertainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminat






32. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.






33. 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.






34. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






35. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.






36. To give authority or legal authenticity to a statute - record - or other written instrument.






37. A pretrial discovery device by which one party questions the other party or a witness for the other party. It usually takes place in the office of one of the lawyers - in the presence of a court reporter - who transcribes what is said. Questions are






38. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.






39. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.






40. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.






41. Having addressed any matter in writing.






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






43. A judge's decision not to allow an objection. A decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was wrong.






44. Proof of facts by witnesses who saw acts done or heard words spoken.






45. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






46. The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's distribution statutes.






47. A crime composed of some - but not all - of the elements of a greater crime; commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser included offense.






48. A lawsuit.






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






50. The state - as in the People of the State of Florida.






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