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Subject : law
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1. The seat occupied by judges in courts.






2. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.






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






4. The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moralcertainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminat






5. Public official charged with duty to make inquiry into the causes and circumstances of any death which occurs through violence or suddenly - with marks of suspicion.






6. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.






7. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Officer of the court who files pleadings - motions - judgments - etc. - issues process - and keeps records of court proceedings.






12. 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.






13. Voluntary statement made by one who is a defendant in a criminal trial - which - if true - discloses his or her guilt.






14. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.






15. Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge.






16. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.






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






18. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.






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






20. The act of staking money - or other thing of value - on an uncertain event or outcome.






21. Removal of a charge - responsibility or duty.






22. Summary of a larger work - wherein the principal ideas of the larger work are contained.






23. The procedure by which one or both parties disclose evidence which will be used at trial. The specific tools of discovery include depositions - interrogatories and motions for the production of documents.






24. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






25. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.






26. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






27. Another term for arraignment.






28. State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as intestacy laws.






29. 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






30. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.






31. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.






32. One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes it as their official address or residence.






33. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






34. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.






35. A judgment of the court that explains what the existing law is or expresses the opinion of the court without the need for enforcement.






36. Written or oral pledge by a witness to speak the truth.






37. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.






38. The breaking or violating of a law - right - obligation - or duty either by doing an act or failing to do an act. BREAKING AND ENTERING - Breaking and entering a dwelling of another in nighttime with intent to commit a felony therein.






39. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.






40. Crime in which the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident without identifying himself or herself.






41. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.






42. Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.






43. The transfer of a state case to federal court for trial; in civil cases - because the parties are from different states; in criminal and some civil cases - because there is a significant possibility that there could not be a fair trial in state court






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






45. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






46. The first questioning of witnesses by the party on whose behalf they are called.






47. 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






48. The person who sets up a trust.






49. A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess - use - and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed price (rent).






50. A mutual understanding and intention between two or more parties. The writing or instrument which isevidence of an agreement. (Although often used as synonymous with contract - agreement is a broader term.)