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Law Vocab
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1. Having addressed any matter in writing.
CERTIFICATION
MEMORIALIZED
DETENTION FACILITY
BOOKMAKING
2. The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his or her conviction by imposing a punishment to be inflicted either in the form of a fine - incarceration or probation.
AT ISSUE
ATTEST
ACTION
SENTENCE
3. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.
COLLATERAL ATTACK
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
DETENTION FACILITY
COMMISSIONER
4. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.
AFFIDAVIT
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
SEQUESTRATION OF WITNESSES
ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY
5. 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.
KIDNAPPING
MALICE
HEARSAY
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
6. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.
FORECLOSURE
DAMAGES
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
MAYHEM
7. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.
COURTROOM
BEST EVIDENCE
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
RELEVANT
8. Formal notification to the party that has been sued in a civil case of the fact that the lawsuit has been filed. Also - any form of notification of a legal proceeding.
NOTICE
LEWD CONDUCT
BENCH
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
9. A small amount of money set aside from the estate of the deceased. Its purpose is to provide for the surviving family members during the administration of the estate.
FAMILY ALLOWANCE
EMBEZZLE
POWER OF ATTORNEY
MUGSHOT
10. A claim by codefendant or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.
PREMEDITATION
REPORT
RATIFICATION
CROSS-CLAIM
11. To confine in jail.
PAROLE
INCARCERATE
CROSS-CLAIM
LITIGANT
12. An attorney who represents a person accused of committing a crime.
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
FINDING
JURY FOREMAN
CAPTION
13. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.
JUVENILE
INADMISSIBLE
GOOD FAITH
ORDINANCE
14. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
MEDIATION
FAILURE TO COMPLY
STATE'S ATTORNEY
15. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.
RETURN
COMPOSITE DRAWING
ADVERSARY SYSTEM
BIAS
16. The section of a courthouse in which the judge presides over the proceedings.
COURTROOM
JAIL
PURGE
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
17. One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes it as their official address or residence.
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
PERMANENT RESIDENT
SEALING
INDEMNIFY
18. To make greater in value - to increase.
ENHANCE
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INVESTIGATION
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
19. 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
CORROBORATING EVIDENCE
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
FOUNDATION
CASE
20. A final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.
DISPOSITION
DISCOVERY
CRIMINAL RECORD
PETTY THEFT
21. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.
BAILIFF
PERJURY
SEPARATION
ACCORD
22. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.
REBUTTAL
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
RECALL
KNOWINGLY
23. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
REVOCABLE TRUST
SHERIFF
24. Voluntary acknowledgment of the existence of certain facts relevant to the adversary's case.
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
ACCORD
MOOT
ADMISSION
25. Asserted to be true as depicted or a person who is accused but has not yet been tried in court.
CLAIM
NO BILL
ALLEGED
CIVIL CASE
26. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.
JUVENILE WAIVER
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
MITIGATING FACTORS
CODE
27. The specific place in the courtroom where the jury sits during the trial.
JURY BOX
PENDING
PROFFER
ANNOTATION
28. A trust set up for the benefit of someone who the grantor believes would be incapable of managing his or her own financial affairs.
JOINT TENANCY
PETITIONER
HEARING - CONTESTED
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
29. Ordinarily refers to a summary proceeding for restoring possession of land to one who has been wrongfully deprived of possession.
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
PROTECTIVE ORDER
JURY TRIAL
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
30. An invalid trial caused by some legal error. When a judge declares a mistrial - the trial must start again from the beginning - including the selection of a new jury.
JEOPARDY
PRE-INJUNCTION
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
MISTRIAL
31. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.
FALSE ARREST
RECIDIVISM
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
RAP SHEET
32. Synonymous with reversible error ; an error which warrants the appellate court in reversing the judgment before it.
ENTER A GUILTY PLEA
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
PREJUDICIAL ERROR
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
33. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.
ELEMENTS OF A CRIME
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
NEGLIGENCE
34. An open act showing the intent to commit a crime.
BAILIFF
OVERT ACT
LIEN
OATH
35. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.
PROTECTIVE ORDER
EYE WITNESS
ADMONISH
COUNT
36. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.
ENTER A GUILTY PLEA
BODY ATTACHMENT
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
37. The closing statement - by counsel - to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence.
CLOSING ARGUMENT
DIRECT EVIDENCE
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
38. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.
FAILURE TO COMPLY
COSTS
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
OBJECT
39. A court order requiring that some action be taken - or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief - such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.
COMMON LAW
BEQUESTS
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
PRISON
40. 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.
CRIMINAL CASE
ARBITRATION
INFORMATION
MAYHEM
41. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
ABANDONMENT
ALIBI
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
42. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.
PETITIONER
STATE'S ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
SECURED DEBT
43. Evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
OVERRULE
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
44. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.
SEARCH WARRANT
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
AT ISSUE
MOTION GRANTED
45. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.
ISSUE
LAW
JUDICIAL NOTICE
CONFESSION
46. A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters.
PETITIONER
REPORT
PRESUMPTION
PROSECUTOR
47. A written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of a case -the pertinent laws - and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel's position.
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
ADMISSION
BRIEF
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
48. Standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. It governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
CALENDAR
PLAINTIFF
ALIMONY
49. The method - established normally by rules to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.
ARREST
PROCEDURAL LAW
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
50. Yearly judicial review - usually in juvenile dependency cases - to determine whether the child requirescontinued court supervision or placement.
SELF-INCRIMINATION
PRIVITY
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
ANNUAL REVIEW