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Subject : law
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1. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.






2. A court order forbidding the defendant from doing any action or threatened action until a hearing on the application can be conducted.






3. 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.






4. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.






5. A murder committed during the commission of a felony such as robbery - burglary - or kidnapping.






6. 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.






7. A court order requiring that some action be taken - or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief - such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.






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






9. 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.






10. A trust set up for the benefit of someone who the grantor believes would be incapable of managing his or her own financial affairs.






11. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






12. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






13. Representation of some fact or circumstance which is not true and is calculated to mislead - whereby a person obtains another's money or goods.






14. Illegal sex acts performed against a minor by a parent - guardian - relative or acquaintance.






15. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






16. An established standard - guide - or regulation.






17. Any form of indecent or sexual activity on - involving - or surrounding a child under the state's designated age.






18. A crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






19. 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.






20. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.






21. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.






22. A person having a legal relationship of trust and confidence to another and having a duty to act primarily for the others benefit - e.g. - a guardian - trustee - or executor.






23. 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.






24. A coming into court as party or interested person or as a lawyer on behalf of party or interested person.






25. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.






26. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.






27. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






28. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






29. A conference between the judge and lawyers - usually in the courtroom - out of earshot of the jury and spectators.






30. Presentation of evidence to the court (out of the hearing of the jury) for the court's decision of whether the evidence is admissible.






31. A phrase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises qualities of attention - knowledge - intelligence - and judgment that society requires of its members for the protection of his or her own interest and the interests of others.






32. 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.






33. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps lower tensions - improve communications - and explore possible solutions. Conciliation is similar to mediation - but it may be less






34. Ruling or order issued by the judge denying the party's request.






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






36. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.






37. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.






38. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.






39. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.






40. To put off or delay a court hearing.






41. An action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries - and the prevention of threatened illegal action.






42. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.






43. The process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. Usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one.






44. The matter can only be filed in one court.






45. The operation of a vehicle in an impaired state after consuming alcohol that when tested is above the state's legal alcohol limit.






46. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.






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






48. A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.






49. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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50. The ordinary jury of twelve (or fewer) persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. So called to distinguish it from the grand jury.







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