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Subject : law
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1. Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand - and cautioning them not to discuss their testimony with other witnesses. Also called separation of witnesses. This prevents a witness fro






2. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.






3. The CFR is the annual listing of executive agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register - and the regulations issued previously which are still in effect. The CFR contains regulatory laws governing practice and procedure before federal






4. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.






5. A trust set up for the benefit of someone who the grantor believes would be incapable of managing his or her own financial affairs.






6. 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.






7. The act of taking money - personal property - or any other article of value that is in the possession of another done by means of force or fear.






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






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






10. Courts having jurisdiction over cases involving children under 18. Casesinvolve delinquent - dependent - and neglected children.






11. Ill will - hatred - or hostility by one person toward another which may prompt the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.






12. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.






13. Representation of some fact or circumstance which is not true and is calculated to mislead - whereby a person obtains another's money or goods.






14. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.






15. Evidence which tends to indicate that a defendant did not commit the alleged crime.






16. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






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. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.






19. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.






20. The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court - for setting a time for trial or entering orders.






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






22. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.






23. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.






24. Pertinent and proper to be considered in reaching a decision.






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






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






27. A defense claim that the accused was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed.






28. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






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






30. A lawsuit.






31. Generally - justice or fairness.






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






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






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






35. An error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and (prejudicial) to be reversed on appeal.






36. 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.






37. Presiding or Administrative Judge in a court.






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






39. All evidence except eyewitness testimony. One example is physical evidence - such as fingerprints - from which an inference can be drawn.






40. 1. Defendant's statement of a reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case against defendant -especially a defendant's answer - denial - or plea. 2. Defendant's method and strategy in opposing the plaintiff or theprosecution. 3. One or mo






41. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.






42. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






43. Elected officer of a county whose job is to conserve peace within his or her territorial jurisdiction as well as aid in the criminal and civil court processes.






44. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a






45. Trial in which a jury decides issues of fact as opposed to trial only before a judge.






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






47. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.






48. 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.






49. The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker's final statement regarding how the will-maker wants his or her property distributed.






50. In criminal trial - a witness whose testimony is crucial to either the defense or prosecution.