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1. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.






2. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






3. 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.






4. A general term for an action - cause - suit - or controversy brought before the court for resolution.






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






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






7. A court order directing that an individual be kept in custody - usually in a penal or mental facility.






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






9. 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.






10. A conference between the judge and lawyers - usually in the courtroom - out of earshot of the jury and spectators.






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






12. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.






13. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.






14. Objection to the seating of a particular juror for a stated reason (usually bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties in the lawsuit). The judge has the discretion to deny the challenge. This differs from peremptory challenge.






15. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.






16. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.






17. Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond - upon the promise to return to court.

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






19. A formal charge against a person - to the effect that he has engaged in a punishable offense.






20. Cancellation by a court of a warrant before its execution by the arrest of a defendant; also - a process by which a retired judge may be asked to sit on a particular case.






21. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






22. Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself. (Conservators have somewhat less responsibility than guardians. See also guardianship.)






23. Fatherhood.






24. The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives.






25. The act that caused an event to occur. A person generally is liable only if an injury was proximately caused by his or her action or by his or her failure to act when he or she had a duty to act.






26. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






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






28. Without denying the charge - the defendant raises circumstances such as insanity - self-defense -or entrapment to avoid civil or criminal responsibility.






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






30. A state tax on property that an heir or beneficiary under a will receives from a deceased person's estate. The heir or beneficiary pays this tax.






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






32. The delivery of a legal document - such as a complaint - summons - or subpoena - notifying a person of a lawsuit or other legal action taken against him or her. Service - which constitutes formal legal notice - must be made by an officially authorize






33. Violation of a professional duty to act with reasonable care and in good faith without fraud or collusion.






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






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






36. Case - cause - suit - or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.






37. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.






38. An undisclosed person who confidentially discloses material information of a crime to the police - which is usually done in exchange for a reward or special treatment.






39. An action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries - and the prevention of threatened illegal action.






40. 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






41. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.






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






43. Oral or anal copulation between humans - or between humans or animals.






44. To change - correct - revise - improve - modify - or alter.






45. A change - alteration - or amendment which introduces new elements into the details - or cancels some of them - but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subject-matter intact.






46. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.






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






48. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts - i.e. -person qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject.






49. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






50. 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