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Law Vocab
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1. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
IMMUNITY
PLEADINGS
JUDGE
PAROLE EVIDENCE
2. An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.
REPLEVIN
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
EVICTION
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
3. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.
ENJOINING
FILE
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
FRAUD
4. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.
MANDATE
IMPANEL
PARALEGAL
CONFISCATE
5. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.
MUGSHOT
ACQUITTAL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
MEDIATION
6. Additional juror impaneled in case of sickness or disability of another juror.
LAY PERSON
JUROR - ALTERNATE
LIABLE
CHIEF JUDGE
7. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.
FOUNDATION
ARGUMENT
PLEA
EMBEZZLE
8. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.
SECURED DEBT
COLLATERAL
RECORD
LYNCHING
9. An amendment to a will.
10. To confine in jail.
CIVIL PROCEDURE
OFFENSE
INJUNCTION
INCARCERATE
11. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.
SELF-DEFENSE
ABANDONMENT
EXTRADITION
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
12. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.
FOUNDATION
OPINION EVIDENCE
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
COUNSEL
13. A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure.
APPELLATE COURT
MANSLAUGHTER - VOLUNTARY
BREATHALYZER TEST
LIABILITY
14. Operation of a motor vehicle that shows a reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference of others rights.
PREMEDITATION
RECKLESS DRIVING
PROCEDURAL LAW
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
15. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.
PRECEDENT
NEGLIGENCE
CHARGE TO THE JURY
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
16. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.
CONSERVATORSHIP
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
COMPOSITE DRAWING
REMEDY
17. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.
FOSTER CARE
SEPARATE MAINTENANCE
INSANITY PLEA
CONSPIRACY
18. A practice whereby a person or place is searched and evidence useful in the investigation and prosecution of a crime is seized or taken. The search is conducted after an order is issued by a judge.
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
REAL EVIDENCE
APPEARANCE
19. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
STATE'S ATTORNEY
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
PLAINTIFF
20. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.
ANSWER
QUASI JUDICIAL
BAIL FORFEITURE
AGGRAVATED BATTERY
21. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.
CALLING THE DOCKET
ACQUITTAL
SLANDER
JUDGE
22. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read
INFORMANT
ACQUIT
PARTY
COURT
23. Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial.
REVOKE
ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE
BREACH
QUASH
24. Inferences drawn from proven facts.
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
PARTY
ILLEGAL
CERTIFIED
25. One who supervises a person placed on probation and is required to report the progress and to surrender the and conditions of the probation.probationer if they violate the terms
PENITENTIARY
RULE
CONCILIATION
PROBATION OFFICER
26. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.
JURY - HUNG
BILL OF PARTICULARS
BIAS
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
27. A crime of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor - usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year and/or substantial fines.
REMAND
HEARSAY
SENTENCE - SUSPENDED
FELONY
28. The defendant's response to the plaintiff's allegations as stated in a complaint. An item-by-item - paragraph-by-paragraph response to points made in a complaint; part of the pleadings.
LEVY
EXAMINATION - RECROSS
CORROBORATION
ANSWER
29. 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.
CHILD SUPPORT
PRIORS
SENTENCE - CONCURRENT
ACCESSORY
30. Any form of cruelty to a child's physical - moral - or mental well-being.
PRIORS
OATH
CHILD ABUSE
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
31. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.
AMENDMENT
CLOSING ARGUMENT
STATUTORY LAW
ALLOCUTION
32. Procedure by which mortgaged property is sold on default of the mortgagor in satisfaction of mortgage debt.
DEFENSE
FORECLOSURE
CALENDAR
SELF-DEFENSE
33. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.
SELF-DEFENSE
STATEMENT - OPENING
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
COURT REPORTER
34. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.
RULES OF EVIDENCE
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
PRECEDENT
DISSENT
35. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.
ACCORD
EXECUTOR
OBJECTION
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
36. An open act showing the intent to commit a crime.
OVERT ACT
CASE
PARALEGAL
LINEUP
37. Courts having jurisdiction over cases involving children under 18. Casesinvolve delinquent - dependent - and neglected children.
ARREST
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
SLANDER
38. Ruling or order issued by the judge granting the party's request.
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
MOTION GRANTED
DRUNK DRIVING
DIVORCE
39. To change - correct - revise - improve - modify - or alter.
CONTEMPT OF COURT
PETTY THEFT
BAR EXAMINATION
AMEND
40. A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law and other legal matters.
JUVENILE
SEQUESTRATION OF WITNESSES
DRUNK DRIVING
PURGE
41. A listing of all the criminal convictions against an individual.
BATTERY - SPOUSAL
RAP SHEET
AID AND ABET
PRETERMITTED CHILD
42. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
CASE
SECURED DEBT
GRAND JURY
43. An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
FOUNDATION
OPINION
BAIL
ORAL ARGUMENT
44. A written order issued by a court directing a sheriff or peace officer to take custody of and bring before the court: 1) A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena - 2) a party who fails to comply with a court order in a civil action - or 3) a mat
BODY ATTACHMENT
LIABILITY
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
45. The act which produces an effect.
PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE
LAY PERSON
CAUSATION
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
46. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.
MURDER
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
JURY FOREMAN
47. The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation.
STATUTORY LAW
EMINENT DOMAIN
FAIR HEARING
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
48. Published words or pictures that falsely and maliciously harm the reputation of a person. See DEFAMATION.
MIRANDA RIGHTS
LIBEL
BIFURCATE
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
49. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.
MALFEASANCE
PROXIMATE CAUSE
IMPLIED CONTRACT
COMPLY
50. Another term for arraignment.
POLYGRAPH
PAROLE EVIDENCE
CHAMBERS
PRELIMINARY HEARING