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Subject : law
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1. Needy and poor. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court appointed attorney at public expense.






2. The act of not appearing in court after being presented with a subpoena or summons.






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






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






5. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.






6. A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters.






7. The jury or the judge must determine that the defendant - because of mental disease or defect - could not form the intent required to commit the offense.






8. An estate consists of personal property (car - household items - and other tangible items) - real property - and intangible property - such as stock certificates and bank accounts - owned in the individual name of a person at the time of the person's






9. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.






10. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






11. 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.






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






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






14. Opportunity to present rebuttal evidence after one's evidence has been subjected to cross-examination.






15. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.






16. To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime - the official will bind over the accused - normally by setting bail for the accused's a






17. 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.






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






19. 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






20. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.






21. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.






22. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.






23. The illegal taking of an automobile without intent to deprive the owner permanently of the vehicle - often involving reckless driving.






24. A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.






25. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.






26. A remedy requiring a person who has breached a contract to perform specifically what he or she has agreed to do. Specific performance is ordered when damages would be inadequate compensation.






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






28. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.






29. 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.






30. Any behavior - contrary to law - which disturbs the public peace or decorum - scandalizes the community - or shocks the public sense of morality.






31. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.






32. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






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






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






35. A formal written document filed by the prosecutor detailing the criminal charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment - it serves to bring a defendant to trial.






36. The person who sets up a trust.






37. That which - under the rules of evidence - cannot be admitted as evidence in a trial or hearing.






38. The facility where juvenile offenders are held in custody.






39. 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.






40. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






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






42. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






43. 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.






44. Facts that do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






45. The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.






46. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.






47. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.






48. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.






49. An action between two or more persons in the courts of law - not a criminal matter.






50. A meeting either on or off the record at the judge's bench between the judge - counsel - and sometimes the defendant - out of the hearing of the jury.