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Subject : law
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1. 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.






2. Legal document issued by a court that shows an executor's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.






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






4. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.






5. Another term for arraignment.






6. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






7. 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.






8. A method of discharging a claim upon agreement by the parties to give and accept something in settlement of the claim.






9. 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






10. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.






11. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






12. The final decision of the court - resolving the dispute; an opinion; an award of damages.






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






14. Legally responsible.






15. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.






16. The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation.






17. A practice whereby a person or place is searched and evidence useful in the investigation and prosecution of a crime is seized or taken. The search is conducted after an order is issued by a judge.






18. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






19. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






20. In some states - the highest appellate court - where it is the Court's discretion whether to hear the case on appeal.






21. A lawsuit.






22. A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.






23. A legal right - exemption or immunity granted to a person - company or class - that is beyond the common advantages of other citizens.






24. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






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

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26. An undisclosed person who confidentially discloses material information of a crime to the police - which is usually done in exchange for a reward or special treatment.






27. A prison or place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the term of their sentence.






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






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






30. Test to determine content of alcohol in one arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor by analyzing a breath sample.






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






32. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.






33. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.






34. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






35. The distinctive pattern of lines on human fingertips that are used as a method of identification in criminal cases.






36. The unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.






37. A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case - controversy - or lawsuit.






38. An offensive touching or use of force on one's spouse without the spouse's consent.






39. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.






40. To forge - to copy or imitate - without authority or right - and with the purpose to deceive or defraud - by passing off the copy as genuine.






41. Process by which a court seeks to interpret the meaning and scope of legislation.






42. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






43. An offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent.






44. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.






45. Attorney at law - lawyer - counselor at law.






46. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.






47. Member of the jury.






48. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






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






50. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.