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Subject : law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






2. Oral or anal copulation between humans - or between humans or animals.






3. A statement of the details of the charge made against the defendant.






4. An elected constitutional officer serving as an arm of the court with respect to all court filings and related proceedings.






5. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.






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






7. Elected officer of a county whose job is to conserve peace within his or her territorial jurisdiction as well as aid in the criminal and civil court processes.






8. 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.






9. A person who is the liable party in paying the bond for the defendant's release from jail.






10. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






11. The means by which a right is enforced or the violation of a right is prevented - redressed or compensated.






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






13. A method of discharging a claim upon agreement by the parties to give and accept something in settlement of the claim.






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






15. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






16. Any form of indecent or sexual activity on - involving - or surrounding a child under the state's designated age.






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






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






19. To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.






20. A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters.






21. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.






22. Fatherhood.






23. To give authority or legal authenticity to a statute - record - or other written instrument.






24. The operation of a vehicle in an impaired state after consuming alcohol that when tested is above the state's legal alcohol limit.






25. Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge.






26. Juvenile found to have committed a status offense rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency. Typical status offenses are habitual truancy - violating a curfew - or running away from home. These are not crimes - but t






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






28. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






29. A court order directing that an individual be kept in custody - usually in a penal or mental facility.






30. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.






31. 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






32. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.






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






34. Inferences drawn from proven facts.






35. 1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. 2) To send out officially - as in to issue an order.






36. 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.






37. A court order forbidding the defendant from doing any action or threatened action until a hearing on the application can be conducted.






38. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.






39. An order commanding an accused to appear in court.






40. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.






41. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.






42. Specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction. The elements that must be proven are 1) that a crime has actually occurred - 2) the accused intended the crime to happen






43. One who knowingly - voluntarily - and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission ofa crime. A partner in a crime.






44. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities






45. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






46. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.






47. A formal written document filed by the prosecutor detailing the criminal charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment - it serves to bring a defendant to trial.






48. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.






49. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






50. The state or condition of a person who is unable to pay his or her debts as they are or become due.