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Subject : law
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1. A judgment entered against a party who fails to appear in court - respond to the charges - or does not comply with an order - especially an order to provide or permit discovery.






2. To complete the legal requirements (such as signing before witnesses) that make a will valid. Also - to execute a judgment or decree means to put the final judgment of the court into effect.






3. The process by which a judge is disqualified from hearing a case - on his or her own motion or upon the objection of either party.






4. The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also - the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. The opposing party is called the respondent.






5. Asserted to be true as depicted or a person who is accused but has not yet been tried in court.






6. The procedure where the accused is brought before the court to hear the criminal charge(s) against him or her and to enter a plea of either guilty - not guilty or no contest.






7. Act ofconsequences of a criminal act - accusation - or conviction. It may take the form of commutation or pardon.






8. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.






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






10. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.






11. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.






16. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).






17. Synonymous with reversible error ; an error which warrants the appellate court in reversing the judgment before it.






18. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice






19. Generally - a tax on the privilege of transferring property to others after a person's death. In addition to federal estate taxes - many states have their own estate taxes.






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






21. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.






22. Trial in which a jury decides issues of fact as opposed to trial only before a judge.






23. 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.






24. An established standard - guide - or regulation.






25. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






26. An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.






27. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






28. Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.






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






30. 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.






31. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.






32. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






33. A request made after a trial - asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial wasconducted properly. To make such a request is 'to appeal' or 'to take an appeal.'






34. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






35. The physical location where the defense and prosecuting parties are seated throughout the duration of the trial.






36. An agreement between parties that dictates what is being received from one party to the other.






37. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental






38. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.






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






40. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.






41. 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.






42. Provisional; not final. An interlocutory order or an interlocutory appeal concerns only a part of the issues raised in a lawsuit. Compare to decree .






43. Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.






44. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.






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






46. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.






47. Legally responsible.






48. Immorality. An element of crimes inherently bad - as opposed to crimes bad merely because they are forbidden by statute.






49. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.






50. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.