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Subject : law
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1. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.






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






3. One who supervises a person placed on probation and is required to report the progress and to surrender the and conditions of the probation.probationer if they violate the terms






4. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.






5. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.






6. Objection to the seating of a particular juror for a stated reason (usually bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties in the lawsuit). The judge has the discretion to deny the challenge. This differs from peremptory challenge.






7. The generic name for the defendant in a criminal case.






8. A judgment entered against a party who fails to appear in court - respond to the charges - or does not comply with an order - especially an order to provide or permit discovery.






9. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.






10. 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.






11. Published words or pictures that falsely and maliciously harm the reputation of a person. See DEFAMATION.






12. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.






13. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






14. A form of legal co-ownership of property (also known as survivor ship ). At the death of one co-owner - the surviving co-owner becomes sole owner of the property.






15. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.






16. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.






17. A misdemeanor or minor offense or comparatively insignificant criminal act.






18. 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






19. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.






20. Another term for arraignment.






21. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






22. To confine in jail.






23. A warrant that a court issues under Health-General Article Section 12-120 after a probable cause determination






24. To change - correct - revise - improve - modify - or alter.






25. A lawsuit - litigation - or action. Any question - civil or criminal - litigated or contested before a court of justice.






26. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






27. The act of stopping a judicial proceeding by order of the court.






28. 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.






29. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






30. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.






31. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






32. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






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






34. Body of federal or state law dealing with procedural aspects of trial for criminal cases.






35. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.






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






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






38. 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.






39. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.






40. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. A right guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution - interpreted by the federal courts; also - a right guaranteed by some other constitution (such as a state constitution).






44. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.






45. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.






46. Notifying a person that he or she has been named as a party to a lawsuit or has been accused of some offense. Process consists of a summons - citation or warrant - to which a copy of the complaint is attached.






47. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.






48. The constitutional prohibition under the Fifth Amendment against a person being put on trial more than once for the same offense.






49. Authority or discretion vested in an officer whose acts partake of a judicial character.






50. The doctrine that the government - state or federal - is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent.