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Subject : law
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1. A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.






2. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.






3. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.






4. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






5. The act - after a jury verdict has been announced - of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.






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. A claim by codefendant or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.






8. One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant - a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent - or other person under some disability.






9. A lawsuit.






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






11. Courts having jurisdiction over cases involving children under 18. Casesinvolve delinquent - dependent - and neglected children.






12. A police identification procedure by which the suspect to a crime is exhibited - along with others - before the victim or witness to determine if the victim or witness can identify the committed the crime.suspect as the person who






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






14. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.






15. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.






16. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.






17. 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.






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






19. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.






20. 1. A real or seeming incompatibility between one's private interests and one's public or fiduciary duties. 2. A real or seeming incompatibility between the interests of two of a lawyer's clients - such that the lawyer is disqualified from representin






21. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






22. The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court - for setting a time for trial or entering orders.






23. 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.






24. The loss of money or property resulting from failure to meet a legal obligation or from the illegal nature or use of the money or property.






25. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.






26. To put off or delay a court hearing.






27. Standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. It governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case.






28. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.






29. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.






30. The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moralcertainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminat






31. Oral or written request made by a party to an action before - during - or after a trial asking the judge to issue a ruling or order in that party's favor.






32. Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.






33. That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation - whereasslander is spoken.






34. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






35. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.






36. The breaking or violating of a law - right - obligation - or duty either by doing an act or failing to do an act. BREAKING AND ENTERING - Breaking and entering a dwelling of another in nighttime with intent to commit a felony therein.






37. A listing of all the criminal convictions against an individual.






38. 1. To execute - perpetrate - or carry out an act. To commit a crime. 2. To send a person to prison - asylum - or reformatory by a court order.






39. Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand - and cautioning them not to discuss their testimony with other witnesses. Also called separation of witnesses. This prevents a witness fro






40. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.






41. A hearing held for the purpose of deciding issues or fact of law that both parties are disputing.






42. An invalid trial caused by some legal error. When a judge declares a mistrial - the trial must start again from the beginning - including the selection of a new jury.






43. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






44. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.






45. Pertinent and proper to be considered in reaching a decision.






46. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.






47. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.






48. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts - i.e. -person qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject.






49. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.






50. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.