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Subject : law
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1. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.






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






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






4. An undisclosed person who confidentially discloses material information of a crime to the police - which is usually done in exchange for a reward or special treatment.






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






6. Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial.






7. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.






8. A court in which the proceedings are recorded - transcribed - and maintained as permanent records.






9. One who commits a crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






10. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.






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






12. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.






13. A warrant that a court issues under Health-General Article Section 12-120 after a probable cause determination






14. An amendment to a will.

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15. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






16. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.






17. A report to the sentencing judge containing background information about the crime and the defendant to assist the judge in making his or her sentencing decision.






18. 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.






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






20. The process of photographing - fingerprinting - and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.






21. The court transfer of legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person - agency - or institution. It may be temporary or permanent.






22. Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.






23. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.






24. Voluntary acknowledgment of the existence of certain facts relevant to the adversary's case.






25. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.






26. A person who initiates a lawsuit against another. Also called the complainant.






27. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.






28. Generally - a tax on the privilege of transferring property to others after a person's death. In addition to federal estate taxes - many states have their own estate taxes.






29. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.






30. 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.






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






32. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities






33. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






34. Dying without a will.






35. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






36. 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.'






37. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






38. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.






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






40. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.






41. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.






42. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.






43. Presiding or Administrative Judge in a court.






44. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






45. The hearing given to person accused of crime - by a magistrate or judge - to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant the confinement and holding to bail the person accused.






46. Lie detector test and the apparatus for conducting the test.






47. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.






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






49. 1. One who has been convicted of a criminal offense. 2. That which is connected with the law of crimes; That which has the character of a crime (criminal justice; criminal intent).






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