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Subject : law
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1. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.






2. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.






3. A meeting between the judge and the lawyers involved in a lawsuit to narrow the issues in the suit - agree on what will be presented at the trial - and make a final effort to settle the case without a trial.






4. A failure to respond to a lawsuit within the specified time.






5. Aka SURETY BOND.






6. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.






7. The act of claiming one's own writing to be that of another.






8. A sentence imposed for the commission of a crime whereby a convicted criminal offender is released into the community - usually under conditions and under the supervision of a probation officer - instead of incarceration.






9. A defense attorney designated by the court to represent a defendant who does not have the funds to retain an attorney. COURT COSTS - The expenses of prosecuting or defending a lawsuit - other than the attorneys' fees. An amount of moneymay be awarded






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






11. To refuse a gift made in a will.






12. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






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






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






15. The act of stopping a judicial proceeding by order of the court.






16. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.






17. A lawyer appointed or elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective judicial districts. See PROSECUTOR.






18. Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing party must provide written answers.






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






20. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.






21. The first questioning of witnesses by the party on whose behalf they are called.






22. To forge - to copy or imitate - without authority or right - and with the purpose to deceive or defraud - by passing off the copy as genuine.






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






24. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.






25. 1. To discuss - ponder or reflect upon before reaching a decision. A judge will usually deliberate before announcing a judgment. 2. Intentional - characterized by consideration and awareness.






26. Behavior that is obscene - lustful - indecent - vulgar.






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






28. To take into one's family the child of another and give him or her the rights - privileges - and duties of a child and heir.






29. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.






30. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






31. A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also - a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena - civil or criminal.






32. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.






33. Legally responsible.






34. The loss of money or property resulting from failure to meet a legal obligation or from the illegal nature or use of the money or property.






35. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.






36. Evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it.






37. An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Objection to the seating of a particular juror for a stated reason (usually bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties in the lawsuit). The judge has the discretion to deny the challenge. This differs from peremptory challenge.






42. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






43. The act of inhaling glue in order 'to get high'.






44. That which - under the rules of evidence - cannot be admitted as evidence in a trial or hearing.






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






46. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.






47. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.






48. The act of not following an order that is directed by the court.






49. 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






50. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.