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Subject : law
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1. 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.






2. The voluntary transfer - by a debtor - of all property to a trustee for thebenefit of all of his or her creditors.






3. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.






4. An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.






5. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






6. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.






7. The final decision of the court - resolving the dispute; an opinion; an award of damages.






8. Proof of facts by witnesses who saw acts done or heard words spoken.






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






10. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






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






12. To make greater in value - to increase.






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






14. Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.






15. A reference to a source of legal authority. A direction to appear in court - as when a defendant is cited into court - rather than arrested.






16. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.






17. The illegal taking of an automobile without intent to deprive the owner permanently of the vehicle - often involving reckless driving.






18. Mutual or successive relationships to the same right of property - or the same interest of one person with another which represents the same legal right.






19. Ruling or order issued by the judge denying the party's request.






20. An amendment to a will.

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21. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.






22. One which implicitly instructs the witness how to answer or which suggests to the witness the answer desired.






23. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






24. A type of sentence where the convicted criminal is ordered to spend the rest of his or her life in prison






25. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.






26. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served simultaneously.






27. 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.






28. Placing a convicted defendant on conditional probation - the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction






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






30. The state - as in the People of the State of Florida.






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






32. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.






33. Case - cause - suit - or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.






34. To make it appear that one is guilty of a crime.






35. 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






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






37. 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.






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






39. The act of claiming one's own writing to be that of another.






40. A lawsuit.






41. 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.






42. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






43. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.






44. To forge - to copy or imitate - without authority or right - and with the purpose to deceive or defraud - by passing off the copy as genuine.






45. A written accusation alleging a defendant has committed an offense. Includes a citation - an indictment - information - and statement of charges.






46. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.






47. An obligation signed by the accused to secure his or her presence at the trial. This obligation means that the accused may lose money by not properly appearing for the trial. Often referred to simply as bond.






48. An estate consists of personal property (car - household items - and other tangible items) - real property - and intangible property - such as stock certificates and bank accounts - owned in the individual name of a person at the time of the person's






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






50. An order commanding an accused to appear in court.