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Subject : law
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1. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities






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






3. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.






4. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.






5. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.






6. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.






7. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.






8. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.






9. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.






10. To put off or delay a court hearing.






11. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .






12. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.






13. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






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






15. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






16. Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial.






17. A formal written accusation - issued by a grand jury - charging a party with a crime.






18. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






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






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






26. A method of discharging a claim upon agreement by the parties to give and accept something in settlement of the claim.






27. The person who administers an estate. If named in a will - that person's title is an executor . If there is no valid will - that person's title is an administrator.






28. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






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






30. Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.






31. 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.






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






33. A personal representative - named in a will - who administers an estate.






34. 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






35. The process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. Usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one.






36. An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; in criminal law - conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.






37. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.






38. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






39. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






40. 1. Arrest record. A written account listing all the instances in which a person has been arrested. 2. A form completed by a police officer when a person is arrested.






41. Elected officer of a county whose job is to conserve peace within his or her territorial jurisdiction as well as aid in the criminal and civil court processes.






42. A sentence postponed in which the defendant is not required to serve time unless he or she commits another crime or violates a court-imposed condition.






43. Gifts made in a will.






44. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.






45. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.






46. A formal - written application to the court requesting judicial action on some matter.






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






48. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






49. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






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.