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Subject : law
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1. An estate consists of personal property (car - household items - and other tangible items) - real property - and intangible property - such as stock certificates and bank accounts - owned in the individual name of a person at the time of the person's






2. To disagree. An appellate court opinion setting forth the minority view and outlining the disagreement of one or more judges with the decision of the majority.






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






4. Any form of cruelty to a child's physical - moral - or mental well-being.






5. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.






6. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.






7. The degree of certainty required for a juror to legally find a criminal defendant guilty






8. A child who is homeless or without proper care through no fault of the parent - guardian - or custodian. DEPORTATION - The act of removing a person to another country. Order issued by an immigration judge - expelling an alien from the United States.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 1. One who administers the estate of a person who dies without a will. 2. A court official.






13. The first examination of a witness by the counsel who called the witness to testify.






14. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.






15. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.






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






17. A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess - use - and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed price (rent).






18. Procedure by which mortgaged property is sold on default of the mortgagor in satisfaction of mortgage debt.






19. A conference between the judge and lawyers - usually in the courtroom - out of earshot of the jury and spectators.






20. Behavior that is obscene - lustful - indecent - vulgar.






21. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






22. Legally responsible.






23. The act of claiming one's own writing to be that of another.






24. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.






25. Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong. State of mind rendering a defendant incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong - such that he or shecannot be held accountable f






26. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree. Also the judgment given.






32. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






33. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






34. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.






35. In a criminal proceeding - it is the defendant's declaration in open court that he or she is guilty or not guilty. The defendant's answer to the charges made in the indictment or information.






36. A final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.






37. 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 .






38. To determine finally.






39. A person having a legal relationship of trust and confidence to another and having a duty to act primarily for the others benefit - e.g. - a guardian - trustee - or executor.






40. A murder committed during the commission of a felony such as robbery - burglary - or kidnapping.






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






42. Objection to the seating of a particular juror for a stated reason (usually bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties in the lawsuit). The judge has the discretion to deny the challenge. This differs from peremptory challenge.






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






44. The judgment reached or given by a court of law.






45. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






46. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






47. A belief in the American legal system which states that all people accused of a criminal act are considered not to have committed the crime until the evidence leaves no doubt in the mind of the court or the jury .






48. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






49. 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.






50. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.