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Subject : law
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1. In a trial - a foundation must be laid to establish the basis for the admissibility of certain types of evidence.






2. 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.






3. To lose - or lose the right to.






4. Behavior that is obscene - lustful - indecent - vulgar.






5. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.






6. An amendment to a will.

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7. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.






8. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.






9. The ordinary jury of twelve (or fewer) persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. So called to distinguish it from the grand jury.






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






11. Proof of facts by witnesses who saw acts done or heard words spoken.






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






13. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.






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






15. 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.






16. A party is said to rest or rest its case when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.






17. An individual appointed by the court to oversee administrative matters.






18. The obligation of a party to establish by evidence a requisite degree of belief concerning a fact in the mind of the trier of fact or the court.






19. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.






20. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.






21. A violation of law - not punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offenses are generally considered infractions.






22. Evidence in form of witness testimony - who actually saw - heard - or touched the subject of question.






23. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.






24. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.






25. Dying without a will.






26. 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.






27. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.






28. A legal right - exemption or immunity granted to a person - company or class - that is beyond the common advantages of other citizens.






29. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.






30. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.






31. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






32. A belief in the American legal system which states that all people accused of a criminal act are considered not to have committed the crime until the evidence leaves no doubt in the mind of the court or the jury .






33. Formal conclusion by a judge or jury on issues of fact.






34. Outline or summary of the nature of the case and of the anticipated proof presented by the attorney to the jury before any evidence is submitted. Also known as opening argument .






35. Aka DOCKET NUMBER.






36. 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






37. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






38. A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked be cross-examined by the party who calls him or be cross-examined by the party who calls him or leading questions and may her to






39. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.






40. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.






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






42. Voluntary statement made by one who is a defendant in a criminal trial - which - if true - discloses his or her guilt.






43. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.






44. To give a gift to someone through a will.






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






46. The means by which a right is enforced or the violation of a right is prevented - redressed or compensated.






47. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.






48. 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).






49. Legal debts and obligations.






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