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Law Vocab
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1. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.
BREATHALYZER TEST
JUDICIAL NOTICE
MALFEASANCE
DOCKET
2. To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime - the official will bind over the accused - normally by setting bail for the accused's a
FRAUD
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
BIND OVER
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
3. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
COMMITMENT ORDER
LIMITED JURISDICTION
PROSECUTION
JUDICIAL REVIEW
4. A hearing held for the purpose of deciding issues or fact of law that both parties are disputing.
REMITTITUR
LITIGATION
PURGE
HEARING - CONTESTED
5. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
BAIL BONDSMAN
PERJURY
SENTENCE - CONSECUTIVE
6. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that
FORECLOSURE
BURDEN OF PROOF
INTERVENTION
STATUS OFFENDERS
7. Judicial officer having strictly limited jurisdiction exercising some of the functions of a judge.
MAGISTRATE
GARNISH
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
8. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.
ENJOINING
HARMLESS ERROR
JURISDICTION
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
9. Stealing or theft.
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
PROFFER
BEQUESTS
LARCENY
10. Act ofconsequences of a criminal act - accusation - or conviction. It may take the form of commutation or pardon.
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
DIRECT EXAMINATION
ACCORD
11. The assertion of a right to money or property.
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
OVERT ACT
COURT OF RECORD
CLAIM
12. The form of verdict in criminal cases where the jury acquits the defendant - finds him or her not guilty.
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
RELINQUISHMENT
NOT GUILTY
ORDER - COURT
13. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
FALSE PRETENSES
COMMUTATION
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
14. A ruling by the court in favor of the party making the objection.
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
OBJECTION OVERRULED
NO-FAULT PROCEEDINGS
OBJECTION SUSTAINED
15. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.
PREJUDICE
COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL
SELF-INCRIMINATION
LAW
16. A second examination of a witness by the counsel who called the witness to testify. This examination is usually focused on certain matters that were discussed by the opposing counsel's examination.
COMPETENCY
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
AGENT
JUDICIAL NOTICE
17. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.
COLLATERAL ATTACK
REMAND
NEGLIGENCE
INTENT
18. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.
LIEN
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
REASONABLE PERSON
GRANTOR OR SETTLOR
19. A final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.
PROSTITUTION
REST
AFFIANT
DISPOSITION
20. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
BENCH WARRANT
CONSPIRACY
21. Opportunity for the side that opened the case to offer limited response to evidence presented during the rebuttal by the opposing side.
REJOINDER
HARASSMENT
REPLY
PROBATE
22. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
FILE
APPELLEE
STAY
23. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.
PERMANENT RESIDENT
CROSS-CLAIM
COURT - NIGHT
COLLATERAL ATTACK
24. An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g. - to extend the time to answer - to adjourn the trial date - or to admit certain facts at the trial.
STIPULATE
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE
REAL EVIDENCE
25. A meeting either on or off the record at the judge's bench between the judge - counsel - and sometimes the defendant - out of the hearing of the jury.
LITIGATION
INFORMATION
ATTEMPT
BENCH CONFERENCE
26. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.
INFRACTION
BRIEF
RESTITUTION
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
27. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.
INFORMANT
ROBBERY
JURY - HUNG
ACCUSATION
28. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.
GOOD FAITH
JUROR - ALTERNATE
ELEMENTS OF A CRIME
REHEARING
29. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
APPELLEE
CONFESSION
ESCROW
30. Aka SURETY BOND.
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
FIDELITY BOND
OBJECTION OVERRULED
31. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.
OFFENSE
DELIBERATE
JUROR - ALTERNATE
REAL EVIDENCE
32. Member of the jury.
APPELLATE COURT
CREDIBILITY
STATUTORY LAW
JUROR
33. An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.CHALLENGE - An objection - such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular pers
CAPTION
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
INCAPACITY
34. Gifts made in a will.
BEQUESTS
PIMP
OPENING ARGUMENT
IRRELEVANT
35. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
DIRECT EXAMINATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
36. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .
ANNOTATION
PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE
INJUNCTION
STATUTORY LAW
37. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.
CORROBORATE
COURT REPORTER
PRESUMPTION
MAGISTRATE
38. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.
CHILD SUPPORT
COLLATERAL ATTACK
REVOCABLE TRUST
PROBATE ESTATE
39. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.
CREDIBILITY
COMPLAINANT
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
EXTRADITION
40. A written order issued by a court directing a sheriff or peace officer to take custody of and bring before the court: 1) A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena - 2) a party who fails to comply with a court order in a civil action - or 3) a mat
BODY ATTACHMENT
LEGAL AID
GENERAL JURISDICTION
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
41. State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as intestacy laws.
ABATEMENT OF ACTION
AUTHENTICATE
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
RELEVANT
42. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.
INSTRUCTIONS
STATUTORY LAW
REFEREE
EXAMINATION - DIRECT
43. The process by which a judge is disqualified from hearing a case - on his or her own motion or upon the objection of either party.
RECUSE
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
ATTEST
REJOINDER
44. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.
MANDATE
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
45. The facility where juvenile offenders are held in custody.
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
SENTENCE - CONSECUTIVE
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
DETENTION FACILITY
46. 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.
HOSTILE WITNESS
REASONABLE PERSON
PROCEDURAL LAW
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
47. The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceedings in equity; also refers to the party against whom an appeal is brought. Sometimes called an appellee.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
DISBARMENT
RESPONDENT
APPELLANT
48. The act of spending an allotted amount of time in a designated location such as a prison as punishment for the crime committed.
SERVE A SENTENCE
BOOKING NUMBER
ESTOPPEL
PLEA BARGAIN
49. 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
ALIMONY
HOSTILE WITNESS
INJUNCTION
SERVICE OF PROCESS
50. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.
SHOPLIFTING
LEGAL AID
INCAPACITY
GUILTY