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Subject : law
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1. A child who is homeless or without proper care through no fault of the parent - guardian - or custodian. DEPORTATION - The act of removing a person to another country. Order issued by an immigration judge - expelling an alien from the United States.






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






3. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.






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






5. Opportunity for the side that opened the case to offer limited response to evidence presented during the rebuttal by the opposing side.






6. Formal conclusion by a judge or jury on issues of fact.






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






8. To complete the legal requirements (such as signing before witnesses) that make a will valid. Also - to execute a judgment or decree means to put the final judgment of the court into effect.






9. A written accusation alleging a defendant has committed an offense. Includes a citation - an indictment - information - and statement of charges.






10. The unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.






11. 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.






12. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.






13. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.






14. 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






15. One who commits a crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






16. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.






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






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






19. The facility where juvenile offenders are held in custody.






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






21. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.






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






23. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






24. To bear witness to - to affirm to be true or genuine - to certify.






25. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. Written or oral pledge by a witness to speak the truth.






29. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.






30. A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.






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






32. Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel. Also denotes the fee the client pays when he or she retains the attorney to act for him or her.






33. An individual appointed by the court to oversee administrative matters.






34. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.






35. 1. A real or seeming incompatibility between one's private interests and one's public or fiduciary duties. 2. A real or seeming incompatibility between the interests of two of a lawyer's clients - such that the lawyer is disqualified from representin






36. To refuse a gift made in a will.






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






38. 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).






39. Illegal sex acts performed against a minor by a parent - guardian - relative or acquaintance.






40. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






41. Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract.






42. A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it - because the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper execution of the will prior to the maker's death.






43. 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;






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






45. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






46. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.






47. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.






48. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.






49. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.






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