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Subject : law
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1. To advise or caution. For example the Court may caution or admonish counsel for wrong practices.






2. Mental capacity of a person - especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist counsel in his or her defense.






3. To bear witness to - to affirm to be true or genuine - to certify.






4. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.






5. An open act showing the intent to commit a crime.






6. Public official charged with duty to make inquiry into the causes and circumstances of any death which occurs through violence or suddenly - with marks of suspicion.






7. A court-ordered allowance that one spouse pays the other spouse for maintenance and support while they areeither separated - pending suit for divorce - or after they are divorced.






8. A person who directs a commission; a member of a commission. The officer in charge of a department or bureau of a public service.






9. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.






10. 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






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






12. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.






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






14. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.






15. 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.






16. The act of staking money - or other thing of value - on an uncertain event or outcome.






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






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






19. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps them agree on a settlement.






20. 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.'






21. A child who is homeless or without proper care through no fault of the parent - guardian - or custodian. DEPORTATION - The act of removing a person to another country. Order issued by an immigration judge - expelling an alien from the United States.






22. 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.






23. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.






24. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.






25. The hearing given to person accused of crime - by a magistrate or judge - to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant the confinement and holding to bail the person accused.






26. A determination of guilt which is the result of a trial or entry of a plea of guilty or nol contendere (no contest) - regardless of whether adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence was suspended - deferred - or withheld.






27. Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract.






28. A ruling by the court in favor of the party making the objection.






29. 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.






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






31. A warrant that a court issues under Health-General Article Section 12-120 after a probable cause determination






32. A slang term meaning previous conviction(s) of the accused.






33. In criminal trial - a witness whose testimony is crucial to either the defense or prosecution.






34. The unlawful killing of one human being by another.






35. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






36. Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling upon a motion. Also - in regulatory cases - objections by either side to points made by the other side or to rulings by the agency or one of its he






37. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.






38. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.






39. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov






40. The act of sending a case back to the trial court and ordering the trial court to conduct limited new hearings or an entirely new trial.






41. The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice - assistance of counsel - the right to remain silent - theright to a speedy and pub






42. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.






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






44. 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.






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






46. An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime - carries beyond preparation - but lacking execution.






47. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.






48. A defense to criminal charges alleging that agents of the government induced a person to commit a crime he or she otherwise would not have committed.






49. An action between two or more persons in the courts of law - not a criminal matter.






50. Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.