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1. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.
SETTLEMENT
NO BILL
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
COURT - NIGHT
2. The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.
GOOD CAUSE
EXCLUSIONARY RULE
BRANDISHING A WEAPON
EQUITY
3. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.
COLLATERAL
CAUSATION
REMITTITUR
APPELLEE
4. The doctrine that the government - state or federal - is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent.
SHOPLIFTING
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
IMPLIED CONTRACT
INCARCERATE
5. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.
PRESUMPTION OF LAW
JUDICIAL NOTICE
CREDIBILITY
PROBATE ESTATE
6. The facility where juvenile offenders are held in custody.
EXPUNGEMENT
RAP SHEET
COMPLAINT
DETENTION FACILITY
7. 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
CONCILIATION
NOTICE
CHARGING DOCUMENT
POWER OF ATTORNEY
8. Courts having jurisdiction over cases involving children under 18. Casesinvolve delinquent - dependent - and neglected children.
HANDCUFFS
GROUNDS
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
9. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.
COUNSEL
INTERVENTION
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
EVIDENCE - DIRECT
10. To make it appear that one is guilty of a crime.
INCRIMINATE
CASE NUMBER
DIRECT EXAMINATION
ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY
11. A written direction or command delivered by a court or judge.
EVIDENCE - DIRECT
REAL EVIDENCE
MURDER
COURT ORDER
12. Against - or not authorized by law; unlawful.
ILLEGAL
HEARING - PRELIMINARY
BAIL
ENJOINING
13. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.
BODY ATTACHMENT
DIRECTED VERDICT
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
PROOF
14. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
NEGLIGENCE
EQUITY
15. The act which produces an effect.
SELF-PROVING WILL
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CAUSATION
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
16. An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
CRIMINAL SUMMONS
ARREST
HANDCUFFS
PRIVITY
17. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
FOSTER CARE
COLLATERAL ATTACK
18. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's personal liberty - whether or not carried out by a peace officer.
ISSUE
FALSE ARREST
COMMISSIONER
CONVICTION
19. Tangible physical property (such as cars - clothing - furniture - and jewelry) and intangible personal property. This does not include real property such as land or rights in land.
ADMINISTRATOR
FIREARM
IMPLIED CONTRACT
PERSONAL PROPERTY
20. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.
INDEMNIFY
PROBABLE CAUSE
KIDNAPPING
BRIEF
21. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
SENTENCE - CONSECUTIVE
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
AUTHENTICATE
22. The defendant's response to the plaintiff's allegations as stated in a complaint. An item-by-item - paragraph-by-paragraph response to points made in a complaint; part of the pleadings.
POUR-OVER WILL
ANSWER
ROBBERY
REDRESS
23. A misdemeanor or minor offense or comparatively insignificant criminal act.
CLASS ACTION
JOYRIDING
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
PETTY OFFENSE
24. An order of the court requiring all witnesses to remain outside the courtroom until each is called to testify - except the plaintiff or defendant. The witnesses are ordered not to discuss their testimony with each other and may be held in contempt if
SODOMY
POLLING THE JURY
MIRANDA RIGHTS
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
25. To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.
ARREST
DISMISS
FAILURE TO COMPLY
ARBITRATION
26. A murder committed during the commission of a felony such as robbery - burglary - or kidnapping.
EMBEZZLE
DISCOVERY
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
FELONY MURDER
27. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.
JURY COMMISSIONER
SODOMY
HOLOGRAPHIC WILL
BANKRUPTCY
28. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
GLUE SNIFFING
BOOKING NUMBER
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
29. 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.
EQUITABLE ACTION
COMMIT
EYE WITNESS
PROOF
30. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.
INCOMPETENCY
LEADING QUESTION
LENIENCY
MANDATE
31. Having addressed any matter in writing.
ANSWER
RECUSE
REVERSE
MEMORIALIZED
32. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.
RELEVANT
CODE
AT ISSUE
RATIFICATION
33. The person who administers an estate. If named in a will - that person's title is an executor . If there is no valid will - that person's title is an administrator.
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
MATERIAL WITNESS
JUDICIAL REVIEW
COMPLAINANT
34. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
CHARGE TO THE JURY
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
JAIL
BANKRUPTCY
35. 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.
DETENTION
BREACH
SERVICE OF PROCESS
CLASS ACTION
36. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.
JURISDICTION
ACQUITTAL
PRIORS
FELONY
37. A court-ordered allowance that one spouse pays the other spouse for maintenance and support while they areeither separated - pending suit for divorce - or after they are divorced.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ALIMONY
BAILIFF
PROOF
38. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
CONFISCATE
CAUSE OF ACTION
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
39. A legal doctrine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other - making each liable only for his or her percentage of fault.
RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION
COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
OFFER OF PROOF
EXCEPTIONS
40. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.
REDRESS
REST
AFFIDAVIT
DELIBERATION
41. Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them would be unlawful.
PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
INCEST
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
42. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read
SHERIFF
COURT
HIT AND RUN
EXAMINATION - DIRECT
43. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.
REFEREE
PRETERMITTED CHILD
JUSTICIABLE
DEPOSITION
44. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.
ADMISSIBLE
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
ADMONISH
SERVICE
45. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.
ARGUMENT
FELONY MURDER
NUNCUPATIVE WILL
ACCESSORY
46. Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.
CORROBORATING EVIDENCE
REASONABLE DOUBT - BEYOND A
RECUSE
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
47. The referral of a dispute to an impartial third person chosen by the parties to the dispute who agree in advance to abide by the arbitrator's award issued after a hearing at which both parties have an opportunity to be heard.
ARBITRATION
CERTIFIED
COUNTERFEIT
FORFEIT
48. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.
FELONY MURDER
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
AFFIRMED
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
49. 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.
ADMISSION
RETURN
REASONABLE DOUBT - BEYOND A
BODY ATTACHMENT
50. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
PRESENTMENT
GENERAL JURISDICTION
PERSONAL PROPERTY
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
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