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Subject : law
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1. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.






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






3. The act of collecting the bets of others or making odds on future gambling events.






4. A trust that the grantor may change or revoke.






5. Declaration or document issued by a grand jury that either makes a neutral report or notes misdeeds by officials charged with specified public duties.






6. Representation of some fact or circumstance which is not true and is calculated to mislead - whereby a person obtains another's money or goods.






7. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.






8. An attorney who represents a person accused of committing a crime.






9. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.






10. 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.






11. A legal doctrine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other - making each liable only for his or her percentage of fault.






12. Notifying a person that he or she has been named as a party to a lawsuit or has been accused of some offense. Process consists of a summons - citation or warrant - to which a copy of the complaint is attached.






13. Courts having jurisdiction over cases involving children under 18. Casesinvolve delinquent - dependent - and neglected children.






14. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.






15. 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.






16. A lawsuit - litigation - or action. Any question - civil or criminal - litigated or contested before a court of justice.






17. The specific place in the courtroom where the jury sits during the trial.






18. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






19. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18 - regardless of whether they consent to the act.






20. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






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






22. 1. An act of omission or commission in violation of law which carries criminal consequences. 2. Criminal activity in general relating to a specific time or place.






23. The initial statement made by attorneys for each side - outlining the facts each intends to establish during the trial.






24. 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.






25. Any factors associated with the commission of a crime which increase the seriousness of theoffense or add to its injurious consequences.






26. Gifts made in a will.






27. To withhold a debtor's money - and turn it over to another in order to pay a debt. Typically - the one withholding the money is the debtor's employer.






28. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.






29. In tort law - a defense to a personal injury suit. The essence of an affirmative defense is that the plaintiff assumed the known risk of whatever dangerous condition caused the injury.






30. In a criminal proceeding - it is the defendant's declaration in open court that he or she is guilty or not guilty. The defendant's answer to the charges made in the indictment or information.






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






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






33. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






34. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.






35. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






36. A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure.






37. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.






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






39. 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.






40. Juvenile found to have committed a status offense rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency. Typical status offenses are habitual truancy - violating a curfew - or running away from home. These are not crimes - but t






41. The juror who chairs the jury during deliberations and speaks for the jury in court when announcing the verdict.






42. Mutual or successive relationships to the same right of property - or the same interest of one person with another which represents the same legal right.






43. 1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. 2) To send out officially - as in to issue an order.






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






45. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.






46. The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit.






47. The judgment reached or given by a court of law.






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






49. The act of inhaling glue in order 'to get high'.






50. A second examination of a witness by the opposing counsel after the second examination (or redirect examination) by the counsel who called the witness to testify is completed.