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Subject : law
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1. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.






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






3. A lawyer elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective juicial circuit. See PROSECUTOR.

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






5. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.






6. 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






7. 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






8. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.






9. Member of the jury.






10. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






11. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.






12. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






13. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






14. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






15. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.






16. 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.






17. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






18. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






19. The initial appearance of an arrested person before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for his or her arrest. Generally the person comes before a judge within hours of the arrest - and are informed of the charges against him or her






20. To refuse a gift made in a will.






21. A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error.






22. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.






23. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.






24. The constitutional prohibition under the Fifth Amendment against a person being put on trial more than once for the same offense.






25. 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.






26. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.






27. To put off or delay a court hearing.






28. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.






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






30. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.






31. 1. Arrest record. A written account listing all the instances in which a person has been arrested. 2. A form completed by a police officer when a person is arrested.






32. An action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries - and the prevention of threatened illegal action.






33. One which implicitly instructs the witness how to answer or which suggests to the witness the answer desired.






34. The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation.






35. A document containing background material on a convicted person. It is prepared to guide the judge in the imposition of a sentence. Sometimes called a pre-sentence report.






36. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.






37. 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.






38. A judgment of the court that explains what the existing law is or expresses the opinion of the court without the need for enforcement.






39. To lose - or lose the right to.






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Ruling or order issued by the judge denying the party's request.






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






44. A court in which the proceedings are recorded - transcribed - and maintained as permanent records.






45. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.






46. 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.






47. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.






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






49. Representation of some fact or circumstance which is not true and is calculated to mislead - whereby a person obtains another's money or goods.






50. The person who administers an estate. If named in a will - that person's title is an executor . If there is no valid will - that person's title is an administrator.