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Subject : law
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1. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.






2. The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moralcertainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminat






3. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.






4. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.






5. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






6. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.






7. 1. To discuss - ponder or reflect upon before reaching a decision. A judge will usually deliberate before announcing a judgment. 2. Intentional - characterized by consideration and awareness.






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






9. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.






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






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






12. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval - means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.






13. The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time.






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






15. To unite - to combine - to enter into an alliance.






16. An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.






17. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.






18. A person having a legal relationship of trust and confidence to another and having a duty to act primarily for the others benefit - e.g. - a guardian - trustee - or executor.






19. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






20. To overthrow - to vacate - to annul or make void.






21. The generic name for the defendant in a criminal case.






22. 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.






23. A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.






24. An offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent.






25. Removal of a charge - responsibility or duty.






26. Stealing or theft.






27. An assistant lawyer to the state's attorney.

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28. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






29. State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as intestacy laws.






30. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






31. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






32. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






33. 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.






34. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.






35. 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.)






36. In some states - the highest appellate court - where it is the Court's discretion whether to hear the case on appeal.






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. A special type of guilty plea by which a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State hasufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Source: Black's Law Dictionary(1996); North Carolina v. Alf






39. A trust that the grantor may change or revoke.






40. One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes it as their official address or residence.






41. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.






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






43. A procedure by which a charge(s) against a minor is transferred from a juvenile to circuit court.






44. A statement of all important facts - which all the parties agree is true and correct -which is submitted to a court for ruling.






45. Ruling or order issued by the judge granting the party's request.






46. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.






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






48. A statement of the details of the charge made against the defendant.






49. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.






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