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1. Having addressed any matter in writing.






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






3. One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes it as their official address or residence.






4. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






5. 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;






6. 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.






7. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






8. An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.






9. A judge's private office. A hearing in chambers takes place in the judge's office outside of the presence of the jury and the public.






10. Member of the jury.






11. The assertion of a right to money or property.






12. A written order issued by a court directing a sheriff or peace officer to take custody of and bring before the court: 1) A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena - 2) a party who fails to comply with a court order in a civil action - or 3) a mat






13. The jurisdiction of two or more courts - each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.






14. A place of confinement that is more than a police station and less than a prison. It is usually used to hold persons convicted of misdemeanors or persons awaiting trial.






15. The finding of the court that an act was committed with the intent of embarrassing the court - disobeying its lawful orders - or obstructing the administration of justice in some way.






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






17. Lie detector test and the apparatus for conducting the test.






18. The formal statement before the court that the accused admits committing the criminal act.






19. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.






20. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






21. An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.






22. The person who sets up a trust.






23. 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






24. A formal - written application to the court requesting judicial action on some matter.






25. Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong. State of mind rendering a defendant incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong - such that he or shecannot be held accountable f






26. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.






27. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






28. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.






29. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






30. A sentence postponed in which the defendant is not required to serve time unless he or she commits another crime or violates a court-imposed condition.






31. The act that caused an event to occur. A person generally is liable only if an injury was proximately caused by his or her action or by his or her failure to act when he or she had a duty to act.






32. One which implicitly instructs the witness how to answer or which suggests to the witness the answer desired.






33. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






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






35. A meeting between the judge and the lawyers involved in a lawsuit to narrow the issues in the suit - agree on what will be presented at the trial - and make a final effort to settle the case without a trial.






36. The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit. It states the facts and identifies the action the court is asked to take. 2. Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense.






37. An error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and (prejudicial) to be reversed on appeal.






38. An order commanding an accused to appear in court.






39. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.






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






41. 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.






42. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.






43. 1. A statement of acceptance of responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.






44. An order requiring a person to appear in court and present reasons why a certain order - judgment - or decree should not be issued.






45. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.






46. Without denying the charge - the defendant raises circumstances such as insanity - self-defense -or entrapment to avoid civil or criminal responsibility.






47. Confidential communications to certain persons that are protected by law against any disclosure - including forced disclosure in legal proceedings.






48. A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it - because the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper execution of the will prior to the maker's death.






49. To withhold a debtor's money - and turn it over to another in order to pay a debt. Typically - the one withholding the money is the debtor's employer.






50. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.







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