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Subject : law
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1. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.






2. 1. A statement of acceptance of responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.






3. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.






4. An agreement between parties that dictates what is being received from one party to the other.






5. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.






6. The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also - the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.






7. One who commits a crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






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






9. An offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent.






10. A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure.






11. To lose - or lose the right to.






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






13. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.






14. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.






15. To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.






16. 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.






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






18. An oral (unwritten) will.






19. Immorality. An element of crimes inherently bad - as opposed to crimes bad merely because they are forbidden by statute.






20. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.






21. 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.






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






23. Court order requiring action or forbidding action until a decision can be made whether to issue a permanent injunction. It differs from a temporary restraining order.






24. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.






25. A lawyer elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective juicial circuit. See PROSECUTOR.

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






27. Court order requiring to appear and show cause why the court should not take a particular course of action. If the party fails to appear or to give sufficient reasons why the court should take no action - the court will take the action. In criminal c






28. 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.






29. To seat a jury. When voir dire is finished and both sides have exercised their challenges - the jury is impaneled.The jurors are sworn in and the trial is ready to proceed.






30. Another term for arraignment.






31. A request made after a trial - asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial wasconducted properly. To make such a request is 'to appeal' or 'to take an appeal.'






32. Asserted to be true as depicted or a person who is accused but has not yet been tried in court.






33. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.






34. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .






35. An advocate - counsel - or official agent employed in preparing - managing - and trying cases in the courts.






36. The doctrine that the government - state or federal - is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent.






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






38. A person who initiates a lawsuit against another. Also called the complainant.






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






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






41. 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.






42. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






43. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.






44. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.






45. A crime composed of some - but not all - of the elements of a greater crime; commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser included offense.






46. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






47. To take into one's family the child of another and give him or her the rights - privileges - and duties of a child and heir.






48. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.






49. The ordinary jury of twelve (or fewer) persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. So called to distinguish it from the grand jury.






50. 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.