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Subject : law
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1. To give authority or legal authenticity to a statute - record - or other written instrument.






2. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.






3. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






4. Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure his or her appearance in court. Bail and Bond are often used interchangeably.






5. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.






6. To willfully take or convert to one's own use - another's money or property - which the wrongdoer initially acquired lawfully - because of some office - employment - or some position of trust.






7. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.






8. The state or condition of a person who is unable to pay his or her debts as they are or become due.






9. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






10. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.






11. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.






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






13. A court order to protect a person from further harassment - service of process - or discovery.






14. One who supervises a person placed on probation and is required to report the progress and to surrender the and conditions of the probation.probationer if they violate the terms






15. 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






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






17. 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.






18. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov






19. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.






20. An order of the court. A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation. Aninterlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit.






21. That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation - whereasslander is spoken.






22. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






23. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






24. An elected constitutional officer serving as an arm of the court with respect to all court filings and related proceedings.






25. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.






26. One who knowingly - voluntarily - and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission ofa crime. A partner in a crime.






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






28. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






29. A judgment of the court that explains what the existing law is or expresses the opinion of the court without the need for enforcement.






30. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.






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






32. Evidence which might unfairly sway the judge or jury to one side or the other.






33. 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.






34. The doctrine that the government - state or federal - is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent.






35. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






36. A meeting between the judge and the lawyers involved in a lawsuit to narrow the issues in the suit - agree on what will be presented at the trial - and make a final effort to settle the case without a trial.






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






38. A moot case or a moot point is one not subject to a judicial determination because it involves an abstract question or a pretended controversy that has not yet actually arisen or has already passed. Mootness usually refers to a court's refusal to con






39. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.






40. An amendment to a will.

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41. The defendant's response to the plaintiff's allegations as stated in a complaint. An item-by-item - paragraph-by-paragraph response to points made in a complaint; part of the pleadings.






42. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.






43. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.






44. An attorney appointed by a court or employed by a government agency whose work consists primarily of defending people who are unable to hire a lawyer due to economic reasons.






45. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






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






47. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.






48. Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start.






49. Legally responsible.






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