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Subject : law
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1. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.






2. Asserted to be true as depicted or a person who is accused but has not yet been tried in court.






3. A remedy requiring a person who has breached a contract to perform specifically what he or she has agreed to do. Specific performance is ordered when damages would be inadequate compensation.






4. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






5. 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.






6. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.






7. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






8. A machine which records by a needle on a graph varying emotional disturbances when answering questions truly or falsely - as indicated by fluctuations in blood pressure - perspiration.respiration






9. Act ofconsequences of a criminal act - accusation - or conviction. It may take the form of commutation or pardon.






10. A defense claim that the accused was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed.






11. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.






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






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






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






15. A lawyer appointed or elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective judicial districts. See PROSECUTOR.






16. 1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. 2) To send out officially - as in to issue an order.






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






18. The time within a plaintiff must begin a lawsuit (in civil cases) or a prosecutor must bring charges (in criminal cases). There are different statutes of limitations at both the federal and state levels for different kinds of lawsuits or crimes.






19. A written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of a case -the pertinent laws - and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel's position.






20. To state - recite - assert - claim - maintain - charge or set forth. To make an allegation.






21. Declaration or document issued by a grand jury that either makes a neutral report or notes misdeeds by officials charged with specified public duties.






22. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.






23. 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






24. 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.






25. To withhold a debtor's money - and turn it over to another in order to pay a debt. Typically - the one withholding the money is the debtor's employer.






26. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.






27. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.






28. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.






29. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18 - regardless of whether they consent to the act.






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






31. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.






32. To lose - or lose the right to.






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






34. 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.






35. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.






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






37. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.






38. 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.






39. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.






40. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.






41. An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differs from the process of becoming an amicus curiae.






42. Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond - upon the promise to return to court.

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43. A foundation or basis; points relied on.






44. The distinctive pattern of lines on human fingertips that are used as a method of identification in criminal cases.






45. To unite - to combine - to enter into an alliance.






46. The person who sets up a trust.






47. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.






48. 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.






49. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.






50. Formal notification to the party that has been sued in a civil case of the fact that the lawsuit has been filed. Also - any form of notification of a legal proceeding.