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1. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






2. To terminate legal action involving outstanding charges against a defendant in a criminal case.






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






4. An order made by a court having competent jurisdiction. Rules of court are either general or special; the former are the regulations by which the practice of the court is governed - the latter are special orders made in particular cases.






5. Standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. It governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case.






6. A written direction or command delivered by a court or judge.






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






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






9. An assault committed by one member of a household against another.






10. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.






11. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.






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






13. Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong. State of mind rendering a defendant incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong - such that he or shecannot be held accountable f






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






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






16. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.






17. An alternative to incarceration where an individual is confined to his or her home and monitored electronically.






18. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.






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






20. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.






21. 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.






22. The court transfer of legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person - agency - or institution. It may be temporary or permanent.






23. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.






24. Proof of facts by witnesses who saw acts done or heard words spoken.






25. Presiding or Administrative Judge in a court.






26. Property owned in common by husband and wife each having an undivided one-half interest by reason of their marital status. For example - the earnings of one spouse during the marriage do not belong solely to that spouse; the earnings are community pr






27. A form of legal co-ownership of property (also known as survivor ship ). At the death of one co-owner - the surviving co-owner becomes sole owner of the property.






28. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.






29. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.






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






31. To give a gift to someone through a will.






32. The voluntary transfer - by a debtor - of all property to a trustee for thebenefit of all of his or her creditors.






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






34. 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.






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






36. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.






37. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.






38. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.






39. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.






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






41. Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them would be unlawful.






42. The section of a courthouse in which the judge presides over the proceedings.






43. 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.






44. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






45. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).






46. An imaginary situation - incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence - upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.






47. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.






48. Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.






49. 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.






50. A phrase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises qualities of attention - knowledge - intelligence - and judgment that society requires of its members for the protection of his or her own interest and the interests of others.







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