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Subject : law
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1. Specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction. The elements that must be proven are 1) that a crime has actually occurred - 2) the accused intended the crime to happen






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






3. Any form of indecent or sexual activity on - involving - or surrounding a child under the state's designated age.






4. One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes it as their official address or residence.






5. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing party must provide written answers.






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






10. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.






11. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






12. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.






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






14. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






15. A formal written document filed by the prosecutor detailing the criminal charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment - it serves to bring a defendant to trial.






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






17. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.






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






19. To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime - the official will bind over the accused - normally by setting bail for the accused's a






20. A state tax on property that an heir or beneficiary under a will receives from a deceased person's estate. The heir or beneficiary pays this tax.






21. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.






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






23. A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.






24. Member of the jury.






25. A written direction or command delivered by a court or judge.






26. The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his or her conviction by imposing a punishment to be inflicted either in the form of a fine - incarceration or probation.






27. A defense to criminal charges alleging that agents of the government induced a person to commit a crime he or she otherwise would not have committed.






28. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.






29. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






30. Estate property that may be disposed of by a will.






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






32. 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.






33. Another term for arraignment.






34. A request made after a trial - asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial wasconducted properly. To make such a request is 'to appeal' or 'to take an appeal.'






35. In criminal trial - a witness whose testimony is crucial to either the defense or prosecution.






36. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.






37. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.






38. Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.






39. 1. Property that is pledged as security against a debt. 2. A person belonging to the same ancestral stock (a relation) - but not in a direct line of descent.






40. Removal of a charge - responsibility or duty.






41. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






42. 1. An act of omission or commission in violation of law which carries criminal consequences. 2. Criminal activity in general relating to a specific time or place.






43. An elected constitutional officer serving as an arm of the court with respect to all court filings and related proceedings.






44. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.






45. Evidence which might unfairly sway the judge or jury to one side or the other.






46. The jurisdiction of two or more courts - each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.






47. A report to the sentencing judge containing background information about the crime and the defendant to assist the judge in making his or her sentencing decision.






48. 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.






49. An invalid trial caused by some legal error. When a judge declares a mistrial - the trial must start again from the beginning - including the selection of a new jury.






50. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.