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Subject : law
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1. A meeting either on or off the record at the judge's bench between the judge - counsel - and sometimes the defendant - out of the hearing of the jury.






2. A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.






3. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.






4. 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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5. Ill will - hatred - or hostility by one person toward another which may prompt the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.






6. Legal document issued by a court that shows an executor's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.






7. The study of law and the structure of the legal system.






8. 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.






9. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






10. The seat occupied by judges in courts.






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






12. To act in accordance with - to accept - to obey.






13. Test to determine content of alcohol in one arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor by analyzing a breath sample.






14. A statement of all important facts - which all the parties agree is true and correct -which is submitted to a court for ruling.






15. An oral (unwritten) will.






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






17. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.






18. Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure his or her appearance in court. Bail and Bond are often used interchangeably.






19. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






20. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.






21. To clean or clear - such as eliminating inactive records from court files; with respect to civil contempt - to cure the noncompliance that caused the contempt finding.






22. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.






23. A person who is the liable party in paying the bond for the defendant's release from jail.






24. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






25. Begun - but not yet completed. Thus - an action is pending from its inception until the rendition of its final judgment.






26. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.






27. The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court - for setting a time for trial or entering orders.






28. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






29. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.






30. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.






31. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






32. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






33. 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.






34. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.






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






36. 1. One who administers the estate of a person who dies without a will. 2. A court official.






37. Writ or order by a court prohibiting a specific action from being carried out by a person or group.






38. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.






39. Presiding or Administrative Judge in a court.






40. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






41. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.






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






43. Primary evidence; the best evidence available. Evidence short of this is 'secondary.' That is - anoriginal letter is 'best evidence -' and a photocopy is 'secondary evidence.'






44. Opportunity to present rebuttal evidence after one's evidence has been subjected to cross-examination.






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






46. To confine in jail.






47. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.






48. Evidence which tends to indicate that a defendant did not commit the alleged crime.






49. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.






50. A procedure by which a charge(s) against a minor is transferred from a juvenile to circuit court.