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Law Vocab
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1. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.
RETAINER
AUTHENTICATE
ORAL ARGUMENT
GOOD TIME
2. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.
PEOPLE (PROSECUTION)
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
ACCESSORY
BRIBE
3. 1. In a criminal case - the person accused of the crime. 2. In a civil case - the person being sued.
ATTACHMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
CONVICT
DEFENDANT
4. A personal representative - named in a will - who administers an estate.
COMMIT
EXECUTOR
FALSE PRETENSES
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
5. The act of stopping a judicial proceeding by order of the court.
STAY
POLYGRAPH
BOOKMAKING
ABSTRACT OF TITLE
6. State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as intestacy laws.
SELF-PROVING WILL
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
RECOGNIZANCE
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
7. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.
PERJURY
ESTATE
BAIL FORFEITURE
FAILURE TO COMPLY
8. Operation of a motor vehicle that shows a reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference of others rights.
LAY PERSON
AGENT
ORAL ARGUMENT
RECKLESS DRIVING
9. Ruling or order issued by the judge denying the party's request.
ARRAIGNMENT
MOTION DENIED
ADVERSARY SYSTEM
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
10. One who knowingly - voluntarily - and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission ofa crime. A partner in a crime.
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
EXAMINATION - RECROSS
AFFIDAVIT
ACCOMPLICE
11. Among other matters - the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without adequate due process .
LARCENY
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
SECURED DEBT
FOURTH AMENDMENT
12. A sentence imposed for the commission of a crime whereby a convicted criminal offender is released into the community - usually under conditions and under the supervision of a probation officer - instead of incarceration.
CLERK OF COURT
FINE
INFORMATION
PROBATION
13. Ruling or order issued by the judge granting the party's request.
OBJECT
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
SENTENCE
MOTION GRANTED
14. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.
EXAMINATION - RECROSS
PARALEGAL
MOTION
SEPARATE MAINTENANCE
15. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.
LAW CLERKS
EVICTION
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
JOINT VENTURE
16. A formal written accusation - issued by a grand jury - charging a party with a crime.
OPINION
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
INDICTMENT
LIABILITY
17. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.
EQUAL PROTECTION
SELF-INCRIMINATION
DEFENSE
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
18. To confine in jail.
INCARCERATE
EMBEZZLE
PENALTY
GARNISH
19. 1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. 2) To send out officially - as in to issue an order.
ISSUE
BOND
CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE
COMPLY
20. Witnesses are normally required to confine their testimony to statements of fact and are not allowed to give their opinions in court. However - if a witness is qualified as an expert in a particular field - he or she may be allowed to state an opinio
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
DRUNK DRIVING
PRIVILEGE
OPINION EVIDENCE
21. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.
HOME MONITORING
PAROLE EVIDENCE
RECIDIVISM
LAW
22. To state - recite - assert - claim - maintain - charge or set forth. To make an allegation.
INFORMATION
CIVIL CASE
ALLEGE
HOLDING CELL
23. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
REVERSE
NULL AND VOID
JUDGMENT
24. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.
DIRECTED VERDICT
ESTATE
HARASSMENT
POSTPONEMENT
25. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.
SHOW CAUSE
PLEADINGS
HOLOGRAPHIC WILL
REPLY
26. Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.
CODE
AGENT
CHILD SUPPORT
BENCH TRIAL
27. Opportunity to present rebuttal evidence after one's evidence has been subjected to cross-examination.
ANSWER
DISSENT
RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION
KNOWINGLY
28. 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.
PAROLE EVIDENCE
GRAND JURY
OBJECTION OVERRULED
GLUE SNIFFING
29. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.
JUDGE
BAR
SANCTION
ACCUSED
30. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.
GLUE SNIFFING
FRAUD
SIDEBAR
ADMISSIBLE
31. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.
PROOF
MURDER
DISCLAIM
PROBATE
32. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.
INTENT
CORONER
JURY FOREMAN
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
33. An order requiring a person to appear in court and present reasons why a certain order - judgment - or decree should not be issued.
STATUTE
AT ISSUE
SHOW CAUSE
DETENTION
34. Test to determine content of alcohol in one arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor by analyzing a breath sample.
BREATHALYZER TEST
DIRECT EVIDENCE
CODE
JOINT VENTURE
35. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.
NO BILL
COURT - NIGHT
EXPUNGEMENT
JOIN
36. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.
CLERK
CASE LAW
CORROBORATION
AGGRAVATED BATTERY
37. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
COMMITMENT ORDER
DEMURRER
COLLATERAL
38. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.
ALLEGE
DEATH PENALTY
APPEAL
CLERK
39. Inferences drawn from proven facts.
QUASI JUDICIAL
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
EVICTION
CONSPIRACY
40. 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.
INDICTMENT
CAUSATION
INFORMATION
SERVICE
41. Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.
REMOVAL
ADOPTION
ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY
RULES OF EVIDENCE
42. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
REVOKE
BAIL BOND
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
43. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
MUGSHOT
SEARCH WARRANT
44. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.
NOTICE
ARREST
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
STATEMENT - CLOSING
45. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.
INFRACTION
CLERK
JUROR
FILE
46. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .
CORROBORATE
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
STATUTORY LAW
BENCH CONFERENCE
47. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.
NOMINAL PARTY
INCAPACITY
SENTENCING
SELF-DEFENSE
48. A trust that the grantor may change or revoke.
JURY FOREMAN
DISTURBING THE PEACE
REVOCABLE TRUST
EXTRADITION
49. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.
SANCTION
BENCH TRIAL
COUNT
PRELIMINARY HEARING
50. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.
DOMICILE
COSTS
FOURTH AMENDMENT
POLYGRAPH