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Subject : law
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1. A defense attorney designated by the court to represent a defendant who does not have the funds to retain an attorney. COURT COSTS - The expenses of prosecuting or defending a lawsuit - other than the attorneys' fees. An amount of moneymay be awarded






2. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps them agree on a settlement.






3. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.






4. The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.






5. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.






6. 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






7. Authority or discretion vested in an officer whose acts partake of a judicial character.






8. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.






9. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






10. An aggravated unlawful assault in which there is threat to do bodily harmwithout justification or excuse by use of any instrument calculated to do serious bodily harm or cause death.






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






12. The referral of a dispute to an impartial third person chosen by the parties to the dispute who agree in advance to abide by the arbitrator's award issued after a hearing at which both parties have an opportunity to be heard.






13. To lose - or lose the right to.






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






15. Body of federal or state law dealing with procedural aspects of trial for criminal cases.






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






17. Begun - but not yet completed. Thus - an action is pending from its inception until the rendition of its final judgment.






18. A moot case or a moot point is one not subject to a judicial determination because it involves an abstract question or a pretended controversy that has not yet actually arisen or has already passed. Mootness usually refers to a court's refusal to con






19. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).






20. Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start.






21. 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






22. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.






23. A writ - often issued by an appellate court - making available remedies not regularly within the powers of lower courts. They include writs of habeas corpus - mandamus - prohibition and quo warranto.






24. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






25. A final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.






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






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






28. 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;






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






30. The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker's final statement regarding how the will-maker wants his or her property distributed.






31. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






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






33. 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 .






34. Process by which a court seeks to interpret the meaning and scope of legislation.






35. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.






36. The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed - including the preparations for trial - the rules of evidence and trial conduct - and the procedure for pursuing appeals.






37. The closing statement - by counsel - to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence.






38. Violation of a professional duty to act with reasonable care and in good faith without fraud or collusion.






39. A misdemeanor or minor offense or comparatively insignificant criminal act.






40. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a






41. An attorney appointed by a court or employed by a government agency whose work consists primarily of defending people who are unable to hire a lawyer due to economic reasons.






42. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.






43. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.






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






45. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.






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






47. To refuse a gift made in a will.






48. 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






49. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.






50. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.