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Subject : law
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1. Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them would be unlawful.






2. The act of spending an allotted amount of time in a designated location such as a prison as punishment for the crime committed.






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






4. An order of the court. A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation. Aninterlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit.






5. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.






6. A statement of the details of the charge made against the defendant.






7. A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it - because the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper execution of the will prior to the maker's death.






8. The initial statement made by attorneys for each side - outlining the facts each intends to establish during the trial.






9. A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children.






10. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.






11. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.






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






13. Placing a convicted defendant on conditional probation - the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction






14. 1. A real or seeming incompatibility between one's private interests and one's public or fiduciary duties. 2. A real or seeming incompatibility between the interests of two of a lawyer's clients - such that the lawyer is disqualified from representin






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






16. Declaration or document issued by a grand jury that either makes a neutral report or notes misdeeds by officials charged with specified public duties.






17. An aggravated unlawful assault in which there is threat to do bodily harmwithout justification or excuse by use of any instrument calculated to do serious bodily harm or cause death.






18. To determine finally.






19. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






20. Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.






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






22. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.






23. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.






24. The unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.






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






26. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






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






28. A formal - written application to the court requesting judicial action on some matter.






29. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.






30. Body of federal or state law dealing with procedural aspects of trial for criminal cases.






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






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






33. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov






34. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.






35. A judge's decision not to allow an objection. A decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was wrong.






36. A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death. CAPITAL CRIME - A crime punishable by death.






37. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.






38. The breaking or violating of a law - right - obligation - or duty either by doing an act or failing to do an act. BREAKING AND ENTERING - Breaking and entering a dwelling of another in nighttime with intent to commit a felony therein.






39. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.






40. 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.






41. To clean or clear - such as eliminating inactive records from court files; with respect to civil contempt - to cure the noncompliance that caused the contempt finding.






42. 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






43. The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's distribution statutes.






44. 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






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






46. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.






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






48. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest






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






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