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1. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.






2. Court order requiring to appear and show cause why the court should not take a particular course of action. If the party fails to appear or to give sufficient reasons why the court should take no action - the court will take the action. In criminal c






3. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






4. 1. In a criminal case - the person accused of the crime. 2. In a civil case - the person being sued.






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






6. Legal debts and obligations.






7. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.






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






9. For the judge or jury to determine and declare the guilt of the defendant.






10. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






11. An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differs from the process of becoming an amicus curiae.






12. The wellness of a person's state of mind.






13. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.






14. Lack of capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings - to consult with counsel - and to assist in preparing a defense.






15. A meeting either on or off the record at the judge's bench between the judge - counsel - and sometimes the defendant - out of the hearing of the jury.






16. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.






17. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






18. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.






19. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






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






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






22. Notifying a person that he or she has been named as a party to a lawsuit or has been accused of some offense. Process consists of a summons - citation or warrant - to which a copy of the complaint is attached.






23. The act that caused an event to occur. A person generally is liable only if an injury was proximately caused by his or her action or by his or her failure to act when he or she had a duty to act.






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






25. Member of the jury.






26. An amendment to a will.

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27. Lie detector test and the apparatus for conducting the test.






28. Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure his or her appearance in court. Bail and Bond are often used interchangeably.






29. Property owned in common by husband and wife each having an undivided one-half interest by reason of their marital status. For example - the earnings of one spouse during the marriage do not belong solely to that spouse; the earnings are community pr






30. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval - means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.






31. The person who sets up a trust.






32. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






33. A change - alteration - or amendment which introduces new elements into the details - or cancels some of them - but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subject-matter intact.






34. The heading on a legal document listing the parties - the court - the case number - and related information.






35. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.






36. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.






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






38. A court's recognition of the truth of basic facts without formal evidence.






39. Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself. (Conservators have somewhat less responsibility than guardians. See also guardianship.)






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






41. A remedy requiring a person who has breached a contract to perform specifically what he or she has agreed to do. Specific performance is ordered when damages would be inadequate compensation.






42. Confidential communications to certain persons that are protected by law against any disclosure - including forced disclosure in legal proceedings.






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






44. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






45. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






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






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






48. 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.






49. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that






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






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