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Law Vocab
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1. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.
LYNCHING
FAMILY ALLOWANCE
DISSOLUTION
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
2. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov
DISSOLUTION
JEOPARDY
PROCEDURAL LAW
CONTRACT
3. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.
ARBITRATION
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
4. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.
ROBBERY
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
FAILURE TO COMPLY
AFFIANT
5. Punishment - civil or criminal - generally referring to payment of money.
PROBATE
BAIL REVIEW
PENALTY
REST
6. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.
SENTENCE
INSANITY PLEA
FOSTER CARE
SELF-PROVING WILL
7. 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
DEPOSITION
CONVICT
BENCH CONFERENCE
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
8. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.
RAP SHEET
RETURN
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
ADMINISTRATOR
9. Gifts made in a will.
PENALTY
EXPERT TESTIMONY
EXPUNGEMENT
BEQUESTS
10. A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also - a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena - civil or criminal.
RETURN
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
BAIL BONDSMAN
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
11. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.
BAR EXAMINATION
OATH
FRAUD
REVERSE
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.
ARRAIGN
DAMAGES
RULE OF COURT
SHOPLIFTING
13. The operation of a vehicle in an impaired state after consuming alcohol that when tested is above the state's legal alcohol limit.
ESTATE
DRUNK DRIVING
MOTION DENIED
EXTORTION
14. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities
GUARDIANSHIP
EXPERT TESTIMONY
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
REFEREE
15. Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel. Also denotes the fee the client pays when he or she retains the attorney to act for him or her.
EMINENT DOMAIN
RETAINER
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ATTACHMENT
16. 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.
FIFTH AMENDMENT
PUBLIC DEFENDER
LIMITED JURISDICTION
NON-CAPITAL CASE
17. The heading on a legal document listing the parties - the court - the case number - and related information.
DEFAULT
CAPTION
DIVORCE
QUASI JUDICIAL
18. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18 - regardless of whether they consent to the act.
LINEUP
JURY FOREMAN
STATUTORY RAPE
LIVING TRUST
19. 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.
COLLATERAL
BATTERY
FORGERY
DECISION
20. The delivery of a legal document - such as a complaint - summons - or subpoena - notifying a person of a lawsuit or other legal action taken against him or her. Service - which constitutes formal legal notice - must be made by an officially authorize
FILE
SERVICE
CONDEMNATION
DEFAULT
21. A party is said to rest or rest its case when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.
EVIDENCE - DIRECT
BEQUEATH
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
REST
22. 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
COUNSEL
OPINION
REPLEVIN
GARNISH
23. An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
RULE OF COURT
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
CRIMINAL SUMMONS
AMEND
24. Ruling or order issued by the judge denying the party's request.
MOTION DENIED
CHILD SUPPORT
RELINQUISHMENT
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
25. A crime of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor - usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year and/or substantial fines.
CIVIL PROCEDURE
DEATH PENALTY
FELONY
HARASSMENT
26. Placing a convicted defendant on conditional probation - the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction
CRIMINAL RECORD
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
INVESTIGATION
CRIMINAL CASE
27. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.
REVERSIBLE ERROR
COMMIT
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
SIDEBAR
28. A judge's decision not to allow an objection. A decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was wrong.
BRIEF
FINE
OVERRULE
FRAUD
29. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.
GARNISHMENT
RELEVANT
DISTURBING THE PEACE
IMMUNITY
30. A concept applied by courts in product liability cases in which a seller is liable for any and all defective or hazardous products which unduly threaten a consumer's personal safety.
DIRECTED VERDICT
COURT REPORTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
STRICT LIABILITY
31. Immorality. An element of crimes inherently bad - as opposed to crimes bad merely because they are forbidden by statute.
MORAL TURPITUDE
OFFER OF PROOF
CIVIL PROCEDURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
32. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.
PROBATE COURT
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
INTENT
DOCKET NUMBER
33. Behavior that is obscene - lustful - indecent - vulgar.
LEWD CONDUCT
REVERSE
ARRAIGNMENT
LIABLE
34. 1. The action of sending a person to a penal or mental institution. 2. The order directing an officer to take a person to a penal or mental institution.
REVOKE
MORAL TURPITUDE
COMMITMENT
JOINT TENANCY
35. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.
MODIFICATION
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
REPORT
DEMURRER
36. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.
BENCH WARRANT
IMPLIED CONTRACT
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
ACQUIT
37. An individual appointed by the court to oversee administrative matters.
CLERK OF COURT
CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE
PETITION
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
38. Having addressed any matter in writing.
STATEMENT - CLOSING
MEMORIALIZED
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
39. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.
PROCEDURAL LAW
DETENTION
INMATE
CODICIL (kod'i-sil)
40. All evidence except eyewitness testimony. One example is physical evidence - such as fingerprints - from which an inference can be drawn.
CHANGE OF VENUE
BENCH CONFERENCE
CLAIM
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
41. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.
RECORD
EQUITABLE ACTION
POUR-OVER WILL
PERJURY
42. Ill will - hatred - or hostility by one person toward another which may prompt the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.
PETIT JURY
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
NO BILL
MALICE
43. A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case - controversy - or lawsuit.
JOINT TENANCY
LITIGANT
EXPERT TESTIMONY
FINDING
44. Sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively - rather than concurrently. CUSTODY - 1. The care and control of a thing or person for inspection - preservation - or security. 2. The care - control - and maintenance of a child awarded by a cour
COUNTERCLAIM
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
ABANDONMENT
CUMULATIVE SENTENCES
45. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.
CROSS-CLAIM
ACCORD
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
GUARDIANSHIP
46. A defense to criminal charges alleging that agents of the government induced a person to commit a crime he or she otherwise would not have committed.
CHARGING DOCUMENT
JURY TRIAL
ENTRAPMENT
DEATH PENALTY
47. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.
NEXT FRIEND
GUILTY
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
48. Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another - when coupled with the present ability to do so - and any intentional display of force such as would give victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
STATEMENT - CLOSING
ASSAULT
INDICTMENT
AGGRAVATING FACTORS
49. Presentation of evidence to the court (out of the hearing of the jury) for the court's decision of whether the evidence is admissible.
EN BANC
DECISION
BATTERY
OFFER OF PROOF
50. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.
ATTORNEY
COURT - TRAFFIC
CAUSE
DOUBLE JEOPARDY