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Subject : law
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1. Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing party must provide written answers.






2. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.






3. Recovery of land or rental property from another by legal process.






4. A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it - because the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper execution of the will prior to the maker's death.






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






6. 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.






7. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.






8. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.






9. An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.CHALLENGE - An objection - such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular pers






10. A chronological summary of all official records and recorded documents affecting the title to aparcel of real property.






11. An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g. - to extend the time to answer - to adjourn the trial date - or to admit certain facts at the trial.






12. Authority or discretion vested in an officer whose acts partake of a judicial character.






13. The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.






14. To legally certify the innocence of one charged with a crime. To set free - release or discharge from an obligation - burden or accusation. To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.






15. 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.






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






17. Written or oral pledge by a witness to speak the truth.






18. The act of not appearing in court after being presented with a subpoena or summons.






19. A special type of guilty plea by which a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State hasufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Source: Black's Law Dictionary(1996); North Carolina v. Alf






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. Judicial officer having strictly limited jurisdiction exercising some of the functions of a judge.






22. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.






23. A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error.






24. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.






25. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps lower tensions - improve communications - and explore possible solutions. Conciliation is similar to mediation - but it may be less






26. 1. A statement of acceptance of responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.






27. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






28. The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation.






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






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






31. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






32. A place of confinement that is more than a police station and less than a prison. It is usually used to hold persons convicted of misdemeanors or persons awaiting trial.






33. The process of photographing - fingerprinting - and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.






34. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.






35. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.






36. A lawsuit.






37. Evidence not sufficiently related to the matter in issue.






38. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






39. The generic name for the defendant in a criminal case.






40. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






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






42. Against - or not authorized by law; unlawful.






43. 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.






44. 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






45. The act of taking money - personal property - or any other article of value that is in the possession of another done by means of force or fear.






46. Gifts made in a will.






47. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






48. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.






49. 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.






50. An attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or purposely - knowingly or recklesslycausing such injury - or an attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.