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Subject : law
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.






5. A hearing established to re-evaluate the bail amount that was originally set for the accused.






6. To unite - to combine - to enter into an alliance.






7. The juror who chairs the jury during deliberations and speaks for the jury in court when announcing the verdict.






8. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.






9. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.






10. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.






11. To willfully take or convert to one's own use - another's money or property - which the wrongdoer initially acquired lawfully - because of some office - employment - or some position of trust.






12. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






13. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






14. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps them agree on a settlement.






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






16. 1. An act of omission or commission in violation of law which carries criminal consequences. 2. Criminal activity in general relating to a specific time or place.






17. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.






18. The act of not following an order that is directed by the court.






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






20. A will entirely written - dated - and signed by the testator in his/her own handwriting.






21. Punishment - civil or criminal - generally referring to payment of money.






22. The heading on a legal document listing the parties - the court - the case number - and related information.






23. An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime - carries beyond preparation - but lacking execution.






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






25. A sentence imposed for the commission of a crime whereby a convicted criminal offender is released into the community - usually under conditions and under the supervision of a probation officer - instead of incarceration.






26. An elected constitutional officer serving as an arm of the court with respect to all court filings and related proceedings.






27. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.






28. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.






29. The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his or her conviction by imposing a punishment to be inflicted either in the form of a fine - incarceration or probation.






30. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






31. A state tax on property that an heir or beneficiary under a will receives from a deceased person's estate. The heir or beneficiary pays this tax.






32. The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.






33. To clean or clear - such as eliminating inactive records from court files; with respect to civil contempt - to cure the noncompliance that caused the contempt finding.






34. 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.






35. A change - alteration - or amendment which introduces new elements into the details - or cancels some of them - but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subject-matter intact.






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






37. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.






38. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.






39. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that






40. A final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.






41. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.






42. 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.






43. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.






44. 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.






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






46. A special type of guilty plea by which a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State hasufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Source: Black's Law Dictionary(1996); North Carolina v. Alf






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






50. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.