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Subject : law
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1. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






2. A person's own act - or acceptance of facts - which preclude his or her later making claims to the contrary.






3. A lawyer appointed or elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective judicial districts. See PROSECUTOR.






4. A will that leaves some or all estate assets to a trust established before the will-maker's death.






5. One who has authority to act for another.






6. A legal doctrine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other - making each liable only for his or her percentage of fault.






7. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






8. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






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






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






11. The loss of money or property resulting from failure to meet a legal obligation or from the illegal nature or use of the money or property.






12. The heading on a legal document listing the parties - the court - the case number - and related information.






13. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






14. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.






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






16. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served simultaneously.






17. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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18. 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.






19. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.






20. The area of a state or federal prison where criminals who are sentenced to death are confined until their sentence is commuted or carried out.






21. The unlawful killing of one human being by another.






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






23. A court officer who has charge of a court session in the matter of keeping order and has custody of the jury.






24. The person who sets up a trust.






25. Lie detector test and the apparatus for conducting the test.






26. 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.






27. Evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it.






28. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






29. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.






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






31. A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money - in the possession of another (the garnishee) - is applied to the debts of the debtor - such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.






32. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.






33. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






34. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






35. The closing statement - by counsel - to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence.






36. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






37. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.






38. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






39. The act which produces an effect.






40. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.






41. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






42. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.






43. To determine finally.






44. The seat occupied by judges in courts.






45. One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant - a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent - or other person under some disability.






46. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.






47. A personal representative - named in a will - who administers an estate.






48. That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation - whereasslander is spoken.






49. The act of entering or remaining illegally in a movable or immovable structure - vehicle or dwelling with intent to commit a felony.






50. A court order forbidding the defendant from doing any action or threatened action until a hearing on the application can be conducted.







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