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Subject : law
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1. Operation of a motor vehicle that shows a reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference of others rights.






2. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






3. 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.






4. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






5. To change - correct - revise - improve - modify - or alter.






6. In civil cases when it is necessary to preserve the status quo prior to trial - the court may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ordering a party to carry out a specified activity.






7. A crime of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor - usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year and/or substantial fines.






8. 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.






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






10. 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






11. The first questioning of witnesses by the party on whose behalf they are called.






12. An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differs from the process of becoming an amicus curiae.






13. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






14. A lesser offense than a felony and generally punishable by fine or limited jail time - but not in a penitentiary.






15. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps lower tensions - improve communications - and explore possible solutions. Conciliation is similar to mediation - but it may be less






16. Postponing the effect of a judgment already entered - ordinarily because of an error apparent on the record .






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






18. The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also - the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. The opposing party is called the respondent.






19. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.






20. 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.






21. Dying without a will.






22. The distinctive pattern of lines on human fingertips that are used as a method of identification in criminal cases.






23. A machine which records by a needle on a graph varying emotional disturbances when answering questions truly or falsely - as indicated by fluctuations in blood pressure - perspiration.respiration






24. The seat occupied by judges in courts.






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






26. 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






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






28. One which implicitly instructs the witness how to answer or which suggests to the witness the answer desired.






29. To state - recite - assert - claim - maintain - charge or set forth. To make an allegation.






30. A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.






31. 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.






32. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.






33. One who has authority to act for another.






34. 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.






35. An attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or purposely - knowingly or recklesslycausing such injury - or an attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.






36. 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.






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






38. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.






39. 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.






40. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.






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






42. Mental capacity of a person - especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist counsel in his or her defense.






43. 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 .






44. The party who complains or sues; one who applies to the court for legal redress. Also called the plaintiff.






45. 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






46. Presentation of evidence to the court (out of the hearing of the jury) for the court's decision of whether the evidence is admissible.






47. The section of a courthouse in which the judge presides over the proceedings.






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






49. The act - after a jury verdict has been announced - of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.






50. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.