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Subject : law
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1. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.






2. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.






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






4. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






5. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval - means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.






6. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.






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






8. All evidence except eyewitness testimony. One example is physical evidence - such as fingerprints - from which an inference can be drawn.






9. The person to whom property rights or power are transferred by another - a grantee.






10. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.






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






12. 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.






13. Evidence which tends to indicate that a defendant did not commit the alleged crime.






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






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






16. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental






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






18. Facts that do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






19. 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.






20. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






21. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






22. 1. To discuss - ponder or reflect upon before reaching a decision. A judge will usually deliberate before announcing a judgment. 2. Intentional - characterized by consideration and awareness.






23. The act of collecting the bets of others or making odds on future gambling events.






24. An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differs from the process of becoming an amicus curiae.






25. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.






26. The dismissal of a case - by which the same cause of action cannot be brought against thedefendant again at a later date.






27. The degree of certainty required for a juror to legally find a criminal defendant guilty






28. A will that leaves some or all estate assets to a trust established before the will-maker's death.






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






30. Legally responsible.






31. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.






32. Recovery of land or rental property from another by legal process.






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






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






35. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






36. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice






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

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38. The act which produces an effect.






39. 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.






40. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. The area of a state or federal prison where criminals who are sentenced to death are confined until their sentence is commuted or carried out.






46. Act ofconsequences of a criminal act - accusation - or conviction. It may take the form of commutation or pardon.






47. The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed - including the preparations for trial - the rules of evidence and trial conduct - and the procedure for pursuing appeals.






48. An association of persons jointly undertaking some commercial enterprise. Unlike a partnership - a joint venture does not entail a continuing relationship among the parties.






49. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.






50. One which implicitly instructs the witness how to answer or which suggests to the witness the answer desired.