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Subject : law
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1. Among other matters - the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without adequate due process .






2. Evidence in form of witness testimony - who actually saw - heard - or touched the subject of question.






3. A report to the sentencing judge containing background information about the crime and the defendant to assist the judge in making his or her sentencing decision.






4. A second examination of a witness by the opposing counsel after the second examination (or redirect examination) by the counsel who called the witness to testify is completed.






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






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






7. Needy and poor. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court appointed attorney at public expense.






8. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.






9. Strict legal rights of the parties; a decision 'on the merits' is one that reaches the right(s) of a party - as distinguished from disposition of a case on a ground not reaching the right(s) raised in an action;






10. An invalid trial caused by some legal error. When a judge declares a mistrial - the trial must start again from the beginning - including the selection of a new jury.






11. Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.






12. A ruling by the court in favor of the party making the objection.






13. A right guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution - interpreted by the federal courts; also - a right guaranteed by some other constitution (such as a state constitution).






14. An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.






15. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.






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






17. Stealing or theft.






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






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






24. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






25. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.






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






27. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.






28. 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






29. 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.)






30. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






31. A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked be cross-examined by the party who calls him or be cross-examined by the party who calls him or leading questions and may her to






32. Legally responsible.






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






34. The right to challenge a juror without assigning a reason for the challenge.






35. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.






36. The adjournment or postponement of a session - hearing - trial - or other proceeding until a future date.






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






38. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.






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






40. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.






41. A police identification procedure by which the suspect to a crime is exhibited - along with others - before the victim or witness to determine if the victim or witness can identify the committed the crime.suspect as the person who






42. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.






43. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.






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






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






46. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.






47. Ordinarily refers to a summary proceeding for restoring possession of land to one who has been wrongfully deprived of possession.






48. Trial in which a jury decides issues of fact as opposed to trial only before a judge.






49. One not trained in law.






50. 1. A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence for that crime; a prison inmate. 2. To find a person guilty of an offense by either a trial or a plea of guilty.