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Subject : law
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1. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.






2. 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.






3. Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond - upon the promise to return to court.

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4. 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.






5. The doctrine that the government - state or federal - is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent.






6. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.






7. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.






8. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental






9. A formal charge against a person - to the effect that he has engaged in a punishable offense.






10. A legal doctrine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other - making each liable only for his or her percentage of fault.






11. 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.






12. The procedure where the accused is brought before the court to hear the criminal charge(s) against him or her and to enter a plea of either guilty - not guilty or no contest.






13. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






14. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






15. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.






16. 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






17. An order of the court. A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation. Aninterlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit.






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






19. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.






20. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.






21. The act of taking money - personal property - or any other article of value that is in the possession of another done by means of force or fear.






22. A small amount of money set aside from the estate of the deceased. Its purpose is to provide for the surviving family members during the administration of the estate.






23. Mental capacity of a person - especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist counsel in his or her defense.






24. An alternative to incarceration where an individual is confined to his or her home and monitored electronically.






25. 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.






26. To withhold a debtor's money - and turn it over to another in order to pay a debt. Typically - the one withholding the money is the debtor's employer.






27. The act which produces an effect.






28. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.






29. One not trained in law.






30. The voluntary transfer - by a debtor - of all property to a trustee for thebenefit of all of his or her creditors.






31. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.






32. A belief in the American legal system which states that all people accused of a criminal act are considered not to have committed the crime until the evidence leaves no doubt in the mind of the court or the jury .






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






34. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.






35. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.






36. A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.






37. Having addressed any matter in writing.






38. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.






39. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






40. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.






41. 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.






42. A procedure by which a charge(s) against a minor is transferred from a juvenile to circuit court.






43. Act ofconsequences of a criminal act - accusation - or conviction. It may take the form of commutation or pardon.






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






45. A lawsuit.






46. An order requiring a person to appear in court and present reasons why a certain order - judgment - or decree should not be issued.






47. In some states - the highest appellate court - where it is the Court's discretion whether to hear the case on appeal.






48. 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.






49. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






50. Strict legal rights of the parties; a decision 'on the merits' is one that reaches the right(s) of a party - as distinguished from disposition of a case on a ground not reaching the right(s) raised in an action;