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Subject : law
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1. The defendant's response to the plaintiff's allegations as stated in a complaint. An item-by-item - paragraph-by-paragraph response to points made in a complaint; part of the pleadings.






2. Stealing or theft.






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






4. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.






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






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






7. The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit. It states the facts and identifies the action the court is asked to take. 2. Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense.






8. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.






9. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.






10. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.






11. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.






12. Cancellation by a court of a warrant before its execution by the arrest of a defendant; also - a process by which a retired judge may be asked to sit on a particular case.






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






14. An open act showing the intent to commit a crime.






15. 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.






16. An imaginary situation - incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence - upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.






17. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.






18. The time within a plaintiff must begin a lawsuit (in civil cases) or a prosecutor must bring charges (in criminal cases). There are different statutes of limitations at both the federal and state levels for different kinds of lawsuits or crimes.






19. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






20. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.






21. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.






22. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.






23. The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives.






24. A crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






25. To advise or caution. For example the Court may caution or admonish counsel for wrong practices.






26. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.






27. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.






28. 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.






29. A mutual understanding and intention between two or more parties. The writing or instrument which isevidence of an agreement. (Although often used as synonymous with contract - agreement is a broader term.)






30. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.






31. The process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. Usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one.






32. 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 .






33. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






34. A general term for an action - cause - suit - or controversy brought before the court for resolution.






35. In criminal law - the hearing at which a judge determines whether there is sufficient evidence against a person charged with a crime to hold him or her for trial.






36. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






37. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.






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






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






40. The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.






41. The operation of a vehicle in an impaired state after consuming alcohol that when tested is above the state's legal alcohol limit.






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






43. 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.






44. An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime - carries beyond preparation - but lacking execution.






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






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






47. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






48. Legal document issued by a court that shows an administrator's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.






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






50. Sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively - rather than concurrently. CUSTODY - 1. The care and control of a thing or person for inspection - preservation - or security. 2. The care - control - and maintenance of a child awarded by a cour