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Law Vocab
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1. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.
BAIL BOND
REASONABLE DOUBT - BEYOND A
SENTENCE - CONSECUTIVE
NOTICE
2. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.
PERJURY
SENTENCE REPORT
HOLOGRAPHIC WILL
POSSESSION OF DRUGS
3. 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.
JUDICIAL REVIEW
BOOKING NUMBER
JOYRIDING
PRETERMITTED CHILD
4. Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong. State of mind rendering a defendant incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong - such that he or shecannot be held accountable f
PROBATE ESTATE
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
CRIMINAL INSANITY
5. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.
LIABILITY
RECORD
EQUAL PROTECTION
PIMP
6. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.
DEFAULT
ARRAIGNMENT
CONTINUANCE
DIRECTED VERDICT
7. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.
MURDER
CONCILIATION
MISTRIAL
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
8. Gifts made in a will.
BEQUESTS
CAUSATION
PEOPLE (PROSECUTION)
HEARING - PRELIMINARY
9. The time within a plaintiff must begin a lawsuit (in civil cases) or a prosecutor must bring charges (in criminal cases). There are different statutes of limitations at both the federal and state levels for different kinds of lawsuits or crimes.
PENDING
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
RECKLESS DRIVING
10. The court in which a matter must first be filed.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
PRESUMPTION
ACCOMPLICE
COURT
11. Presentation of evidence to the court (out of the hearing of the jury) for the court's decision of whether the evidence is admissible.
OFFER OF PROOF
RECOGNIZANCE
DISCLAIM
DIRECT EVIDENCE
12. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.
REVOKE
PRECEDENT
ARBITRATION
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
13. A judgment of the court that explains what the existing law is or expresses the opinion of the court without the need for enforcement.
PAROLE
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
DISCOVERY
14. Court order requiring to appear and show cause why the court should not take a particular course of action. If the party fails to appear or to give sufficient reasons why the court should take no action - the court will take the action. In criminal c
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
CODICIL (kod'i-sil)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FIRST APPEARANCE
15. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.
AID AND ABET
INDECENT EXPOSURE
CORONER
DIVERSION
16. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.
HOLDING CELL
BIND OVER
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
INFRACTION
17. A statement of the details of the charge made against the defendant.
BILL OF PARTICULARS
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
18. The form of verdict in criminal cases where the jury acquits the defendant - finds him or her not guilty.
PREJUDICE
NOT GUILTY
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
FELONY MURDER
19. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.
PURGE
PRETERMITTED SPOUSE
SODOMY
CONDEMNATION
20. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.
DEFAMATION
COMMITMENT ORDER
PRESUMPTION OF LAW
AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS
21. The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
INTESTATE
COURT
COMMON LAW
22. Lie detector test and the apparatus for conducting the test.
SHERIFF
POLYGRAPH
MALICE
APPELLATE COURT
23. Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling upon a motion. Also - in regulatory cases - objections by either side to points made by the other side or to rulings by the agency or one of its he
QUASH
EXCEPTIONS
SENTENCE - CONCURRENT
CRIMINAL RECORD
24. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.
HANDCUFFS
PETITIONER
INMATE
DIVERSION
25. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.
ENHANCE
COUNTY JAIL
JURY - HUNG
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
26. A right guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution - interpreted by the federal courts; also - a right guaranteed by some other constitution (such as a state constitution).
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
SHOPLIFTING
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
ANNUAL REVIEW
27. 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.
HOSTILE WITNESS
JUDGE
BRANDISHING A WEAPON
MALICE
28. In practice - a notice in writing requiring the opposite party to produce a certain described paper or document at the trial - or in the course of pre-trial discovery.
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
SERVE A SENTENCE
RECIDIVISM
NOTICE TO PRODUCE
29. A writ - often issued by an appellate court - making available remedies not regularly within the powers of lower courts. They include writs of habeas corpus - mandamus - prohibition and quo warranto.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
HEARING - CONTESTED
INCARCERATE
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
30. The party who complains or sues; one who applies to the court for legal redress. Also called the plaintiff.
FORGERY
COMPLAINANT
COURT - APPEALS
OPINION
31. The finding of the court that an act was committed with the intent of embarrassing the court - disobeying its lawful orders - or obstructing the administration of justice in some way.
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
ARREST OF JUDGMENT
CONTEMPT OF COURT
CLASS ACTION
32. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.
HIT AND RUN
ORDINANCE
FINE
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
33. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.
COMMISSIONER
ACQUITTAL
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
LIVING TRUST
34. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
IMMUNITY
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
FORFEITURE
35. A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children.
CONFESSION
PROTECTIVE ORDER
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
GUARDIAN
36. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
REDRESS
PAROLE
MANSLAUGHTER - VOLUNTARY
37. The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation.
DISCLAIM
EMINENT DOMAIN
ESTATE
DEATH ROW
38. A warrant that a court issues under Health-General Article Section 12-120 after a probable cause determination
PERJURY
SELF-DEFENSE
ORAL ARGUMENT
HOSPITAL WARRANT
39. Against - or not authorized by law; unlawful.
ENHANCE
ILLEGAL
PROBATION
IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS
40. A lawyer elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective juicial circuit. See PROSECUTOR.
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41. 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.
DELIBERATE
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
IMMUNITY
BEQUEATH
42. 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
CORROBORATION
ARRAIGN
LIABILITY
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
43. A reference to a source of legal authority. A direction to appear in court - as when a defendant is cited into court - rather than arrested.
CITATION
OVERT ACT
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
HARASSMENT
44. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.
LAY PERSON
PRETERMITTED SPOUSE
OPINION
CASE LAW
45. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.
RECIDIVISM
EXTRADITION
BAIL FORFEITURE
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
46. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.
ACQUITTAL
SELF-INCRIMINATION
GUARDIAN
FAIR HEARING
47. An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.
BREATHALYZER TEST
STAY
PROFFER
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
48. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.
LOITERING
AUTO TAMPERING
PREJUDICE
BIAS
49. Dying without a will.
INTESTATE
JUVENILE
COMMUTATION
SEARCH WARRANT
50. Published words or pictures that falsely and maliciously harm the reputation of a person. See DEFAMATION.
LAW CLERKS
LIBEL
ACCUSED
REDRESS