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Law Vocab
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1. The correction of an error admitted in any process.
AMENDMENT
ADMISSIBLE
ORDINANCE
REVERSE
2. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.
PETITIONER
REVERSIBLE ERROR
INCOMPETENCY
PARDON
3. A claim by codefendant or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.
SECURED DEBT
CROSS-CLAIM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
4. Legal debts and obligations.
CASE LAW
BIND OVER
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
LIABILITY
5. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.
COUNT
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
FAIR HEARING
REAL PROPERTY
6. A lawsuit - litigation - or action. Any question - civil or criminal - litigated or contested before a court of justice.
INITIAL APPEARANCE
DOCKET
CAUSE
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
7. In criminal trial - a witness whose testimony is crucial to either the defense or prosecution.
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
INFORMATION
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
MATERIAL WITNESS
8. 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.
SETTLOR
SELF-DEFENSE
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
9. A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.
NO-FAULT PROCEEDINGS
ACQUIT
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
DISBARMENT
10. 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.
CONSPIRACY
OFFER OF PROOF
MEDIATION
SERVICE OF PROCESS
11. 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.
PUBLIC DEFENDER
PROBATE
DECREE
EMINENT DOMAIN
12. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
CONFESSION
FAIR HEARING
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
13. The matter can only be filed in one court.
DIVERSION
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
MALFEASANCE
ACTION
14. Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start.
COUNT
BANKRUPTCY
CONSPIRACY
ARBITRATION
15. 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.
PEOPLE (PROSECUTION)
ASSAULT
EQUITABLE ACTION
BAR
16. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.
JOINT TENANCY
DIRECTED VERDICT
RECORD
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
17. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.
HEARING
PERJURY
ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE
PLEA BARGAIN
18. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.
POLLING THE JURY
REJOINDER
FRAUD
FINE
19. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.
NUNCUPATIVE WILL
REAL PROPERTY
MIRANDA RIGHTS
MANDATE
20. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.
CITATION
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
PETTY THEFT
ACTION
21. A sentence of imprisonment to a specified minimum and maximum period of time -specifically authorized by statute - subject to termination by a parole board or other authorized agency after the prisoner has served the minimum term.
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE
AUTO TAMPERING
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
SHOPLIFTING
22. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
SPEEDY TRIAL
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
HOMICIDE
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
23. To unite - to combine - to enter into an alliance.
JURISPRUDENCE
COMMUTATION
JOIN
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
24. A writ - often issued by an appellate court - making available remedies not regularly within the powers of lower courts. They include writs of habeas corpus - mandamus - prohibition and quo warranto.
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
CASE
RULE
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
25. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
PRETERMITTED CHILD
DELIBERATION
MERITS
26. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
INDIGENT
LEVY
DEPOSITION
JUDICIAL NOTICE
27. 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.
BIAS
EXONERATE
PLEA
BIND OVER
28. An official or formal statement of facts or proceedings.
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
REPORT
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
MOTION GRANTED
29. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.
RETURN
FOUNDATION
REAL EVIDENCE
DEATH PENALTY
30. A concept applied by courts in product liability cases in which a seller is liable for any and all defective or hazardous products which unduly threaten a consumer's personal safety.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
STRICT LIABILITY
COUNTERFEIT
31. A defense attorney designated by the court to represent a defendant who does not have the funds to retain an attorney. COURT COSTS - The expenses of prosecuting or defending a lawsuit - other than the attorneys' fees. An amount of moneymay be awarded
ORAL ARGUMENT
COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL
PROBATION OFFICER
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
32. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.
EXAMINATION - DIRECT
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
CERTIFIED
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
33. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
RATIFICATION
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
REMAND
REDRESS
34. Punishment - civil or criminal - generally referring to payment of money.
BIND OVER
REBUTTAL
PENALTY
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
35. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
AFFIRMED
COURT ORDER
GOOD FAITH
36. 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.
REPLY
GARNISHMENT
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
CONVICTION
37. A personal representative - named in a will - who administers an estate.
AUTO TAMPERING
CAPITAL CASE
EXECUTOR
INTERLOCUTORY
38. An agreement between parties that dictates what is being received from one party to the other.
MODIFICATION
SETTLEMENT
FINDING
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
39. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.
CERTIFICATION
INHERITANCE TAX
NON-CAPITAL CASE
ATTEST
40. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.
RATIFICATION
DISTURBING THE PEACE
RESTITUTION
CHARGE TO THE JURY
41. A private person (who is not necessarily a lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place - either for some particular purpose - as to do a specific act - or for the transaction of business in general - not of legal character. This authorit
CONTEMPT OF COURT
ARRAIGNMENT
ESTOPPEL
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
42. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
HEARSAY
SERVE A SENTENCE
PENDING
CIVIL CASE
43. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.
DEPENDENT CHILD
OBJECT
DISSENT
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
44. Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge.
ESCROW
ABATEMENT OF ACTION
INSTRUCTIONS
BAIL BONDSMAN
45. 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.
PETITION
DEPENDENT CHILD
PROBABLE CAUSE
ESTATE TAX
46. A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess - use - and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed price (rent).
LEASE
LITIGANT
LARCENY
COMPLAINANT
47. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.
PROBATION
MISTRIAL
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
LEGAL AID
48. The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's distribution statutes.
EYE WITNESS
DEATH PENALTY
BOOKING
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
49. The act of inhaling glue in order 'to get high'.
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
GLUE SNIFFING
50. Process by which a court seeks to interpret the meaning and scope of legislation.
LIVING TRUST
BURDEN OF PROOF
BENCH WARRANT
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION