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Subject : law
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1. A court officer who has charge of a court session in the matter of keeping order and has custody of the jury.






2. Primary evidence; the best evidence available. Evidence short of this is 'secondary.' That is - anoriginal letter is 'best evidence -' and a photocopy is 'secondary evidence.'






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






4. A person who directs a commission; a member of a commission. The officer in charge of a department or bureau of a public service.






5. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






6. 1. Property that is pledged as security against a debt. 2. A person belonging to the same ancestral stock (a relation) - but not in a direct line of descent.






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






8. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.






9. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.






10. A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also - a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena - civil or criminal.






11. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.






12. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.






13. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






14. Provisional; not final. An interlocutory order or an interlocutory appeal concerns only a part of the issues raised in a lawsuit. Compare to decree .






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






16. Officer of the court who files pleadings - motions - judgments - etc. - issues process - and keeps records of court proceedings.






17. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






18. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.






19. 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.






20. 1. The action of sending a person to a penal or mental institution. 2. The order directing an officer to take a person to a penal or mental institution.






21. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






22. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.






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






24. The matter can only be filed in one court.






25. Any of the drugs whose production and use are regulated by law - including narcotics - stimulants - and hallucinogens.






26. A listing of all the criminal convictions against an individual.






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






28. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.






29. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






30. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.






31. A misdemeanor or minor offense or comparatively insignificant criminal act.






32. 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.






33. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts - i.e. -person qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject.






34. 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






35. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.






36. 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






37. Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract.






38. The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.






39. Any behavior - contrary to law - which disturbs the public peace or decorum - scandalizes the community - or shocks the public sense of morality.






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






41. An action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries - and the prevention of threatened illegal action.






42. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.






43. The physical location where the defense and prosecuting parties are seated throughout the duration of the trial.






44. 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.






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






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






47. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.






48. Additional juror impaneled in case of sickness or disability of another juror.






49. The person who administers an estate. If named in a will - that person's title is an executor . If there is no valid will - that person's title is an administrator.






50. Voluntary statement made by one who is a defendant in a criminal trial - which - if true - discloses his or her guilt.