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Law Vocab
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1. A crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.
RAPE
KNOWINGLY
OFFENSE
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
2. Stealing or theft.
LARCENY
JURY TRIAL
BENCH CONFERENCE
INDECENT EXPOSURE
3. Ruling or order issued by the judge granting the party's request.
HOSPITAL WARRANT
OPINION EVIDENCE
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
MOTION GRANTED
4. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.
HEARING
OATH
BAR EXAMINATION
OFFENDER
5. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.
SEARCH WARRANT
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
INTENT
COUNTERCLAIM
6. The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit.
PLEADINGS
AGGRAVATING FACTORS
BRIEF
DISSENT
7. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
EXTRADITION
SEARCH WARRANT
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.
COMMISSIONER
INTESTATE
JURY COMMISSIONER
ACTION
9. A court officer who has charge of a court session in the matter of keeping order and has custody of the jury.
BREACH
CLERK OF COURT
BAILIFF
DIRECT EXAMINATION
10. A party is said to rest or rest its case when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.
REST
LEGAL AID
CONDEMNATION
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
11. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.
POLYGRAPH
DIVORCE
COMPOSITE DRAWING
DAMAGES
12. The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
ASSIGNEE
COMMON LAW
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY
13. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.
MORAL TURPITUDE
CORROBORATION
PREJUDICIAL ERROR
BAILIFF
14. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.
SEALING
REMITTITUR
PARALEGAL
OFFER OF PROOF
15. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.
LIVING TRUST
POLYGRAPH
SHERIFF
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
16. Against - or not authorized by law; unlawful.
BAR EXAMINATION
ILLEGAL
JURY
OBJECT
17. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's personal liberty - whether or not carried out by a peace officer.
FORFEIT
BAIL
FALSE ARREST
DEFENDANT
18. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.
LIABILITY
INDECENT EXPOSURE
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
19. Outline or summary of the nature of the case and of the anticipated proof presented by the attorney to the jury before any evidence is submitted. Also known as opening argument .
FIREARM
PRISON
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
STATEMENT - OPENING
20. 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.
INCARCERATE
ARRAIGN
SELF-DEFENSE
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE
21. The assertion of a right to money or property.
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
COURT - APPEALS
JUDICIAL NOTICE
CLAIM
22. To state - recite - assert - claim - maintain - charge or set forth. To make an allegation.
ALLEGE
MOTION
RELEVANT
GOOD CAUSE
23. An order of the court. A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation. Aninterlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit.
AUTHENTICATE
PREMEDITATION
DECREE
CITATION
24. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.
PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE
REMITTITUR
COURT - NIGHT
BENCH WARRANT
25. 1. One who administers the estate of a person who dies without a will. 2. A court official.
ADMINISTRATOR
ACCUSED
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
DEPOSITION
26. 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.
BRIBE
MITIGATING FACTORS
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
CRIMINAL RECORD
27. A personal representative - named in a will - who administers an estate.
ALFORD PLEA
SEARCH WARRANT
DIRECT EXAMINATION
EXECUTOR
28. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.
DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
ISSUE
INTESTACY LAWS
SHOPLIFTING
29. The person who sets up a trust.
ABSTRACT OF TITLE
CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE
BENCH
GRANTOR OR SETTLOR
30. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.
IMMUNITY
INFORMATION
COMPLY
MULTIPLICITY OF ACTIONS
31. A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law and other legal matters.
JUVENILE
FIFTH AMENDMENT
ARREST
MORAL TURPITUDE
32. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that
ALLEGE
STATUS OFFENDERS
FILE
BAR EXAMINATION
33. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.
REVOKE
RECALL
KNOWINGLY
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
34. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.
GOOD TIME
LAW
PENALTY
ESCROW
35. Pertinent and proper to be considered in reaching a decision.
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
ASSAULT
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
ADMISSIBLE
36. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.
ATTORNEY
MOTION DENIED
EXAMINATION - DIRECT
REFEREE
37. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.
CALENDAR
OBJECTION
MULTIPLICITY OF ACTIONS
BAIL
38. Pimping. Arranging for acts of prostitution.
CHIEF JUDGE
EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
PANDERING
JOINT TENANCY
39. A warrant that a court issues under Health-General Article Section 12-120 after a probable cause determination
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
REPLY
HOSPITAL WARRANT
PROTECTIVE ORDER
40. In civil cases when it is necessary to preserve the status quo prior to trial - the court may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ordering a party to carry out a specified activity.
CALLING THE DOCKET
EXTRADITION
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
41. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.
PETTY OFFENSE
COSTS
NO BILL
EQUAL PROTECTION
42. 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.
REVERSIBLE ERROR
OF COUNSEL
SEALING
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
43. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.
HARASSMENT
DEATH PENALTY
ACCESSORY
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
44. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.
CONDITIONAL RELEASE
REAL EVIDENCE
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
EQUAL PROTECTION
45. 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.
PLEADINGS
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
REASONABLE PERSON
LEVY
46. A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money - in the possession of another (the garnishee) - is applied to the debts of the debtor - such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.
GARNISHMENT
DEATH ROW
MURDER
CORONER
47. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice
REASONABLE PERSON
EQUITABLE ACTION
REPLEVIN
PRISON
48. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.
GRANTOR OR SETTLOR
PLEADINGS
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
JEOPARDY
49. A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure.
NOMINAL PARTY
APPELLATE COURT
STATUTORY LAW
FALSE PRETENSES
50. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.
DEATH PENALTY
APPEAL
RELINQUISHMENT
ATTEST