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Subject : law
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1. Gifts made in a will.






2. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.






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






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






5. A legal right - exemption or immunity granted to a person - company or class - that is beyond the common advantages of other citizens.






6. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






7. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.






8. A person who initiates a lawsuit against another. Also called the complainant.






9. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.






10. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.






11. Illegal sex acts performed against a minor by a parent - guardian - relative or acquaintance.






12. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.






13. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.






14. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.






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






16. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.






17. Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them would be unlawful.






18. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.






19. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.






20. A pretrial discovery device by which one party questions the other party or a witness for the other party. It usually takes place in the office of one of the lawyers - in the presence of a court reporter - who transcribes what is said. Questions are






21. To lose - or lose the right to.






22. A phrase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises qualities of attention - knowledge - intelligence - and judgment that society requires of its members for the protection of his or her own interest and the interests of others.






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






24. Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract.






25. A crime composed of some - but not all - of the elements of a greater crime; commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser included offense.






26. An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; in criminal law - conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.






27. 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.






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






29. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.






30. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.






31. A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case - controversy - or lawsuit.






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






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






34. The person to whom property rights or power are transferred by another - a grantee.






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






36. Voluntary statement made by one who is a defendant in a criminal trial - which - if true - discloses his or her guilt.






37. 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.






38. A foundation or basis; points relied on.






39. Provisional; not final. An interlocutory order or an interlocutory appeal concerns only a part of the issues raised in a lawsuit. Compare to decree .






40. Voluntary acknowledgment of the existence of certain facts relevant to the adversary's case.






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






42. 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.






43. 1. Property that is pledged as security against a debt. 2. A person belonging to the same ancestral stock (a relation) - but not in a direct line of descent.






44. An agreement between parties that dictates what is being received from one party to the other.






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






46. To complete the legal requirements (such as signing before witnesses) that make a will valid. Also - to execute a judgment or decree means to put the final judgment of the court into effect.






47. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.






48. A written direction or command delivered by a court or judge.






49. The act of staking money - or other thing of value - on an uncertain event or outcome.






50. Dying without a will.