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Subject : law
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1. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.






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






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






4. A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.






5. The act of sending a case back to the trial court and ordering the trial court to conduct limited new hearings or an entirely new trial.






6. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






7. The loss of money or property resulting from failure to meet a legal obligation or from the illegal nature or use of the money or property.






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






9. Operation of a motor vehicle that shows a reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference of others rights.






10. 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.






11. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.






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






13. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.






14. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.






15. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps them agree on a settlement.






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






17. A formal charge against a person - to the effect that he has engaged in a punishable offense.






18. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps lower tensions - improve communications - and explore possible solutions. Conciliation is similar to mediation - but it may be less






19. Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them would be unlawful.






20. The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker's final statement regarding how the will-maker wants his or her property distributed.






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






22. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.






23. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.






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






25. A place of confinement that is more than a police station and less than a prison. It is usually used to hold persons convicted of misdemeanors or persons awaiting trial.






26. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.






27. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






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






29. Presentation of evidence to the court (out of the hearing of the jury) for the court's decision of whether the evidence is admissible.






30. A pretrial discovery device by which one party questions the other party or a witness for the other party. It usually takes place in the office of one of the lawyers - in the presence of a court reporter - who transcribes what is said. Questions are






31. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.






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






33. A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error.






34. To put off or delay a court hearing.






35. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.






36. To take into one's family the child of another and give him or her the rights - privileges - and duties of a child and heir.






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






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






39. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






40. 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.






41. A court in which the proceedings are recorded - transcribed - and maintained as permanent records.






42. 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.'






43. A legal right - exemption or immunity granted to a person - company or class - that is beyond the common advantages of other citizens.






44. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.






45. A crime of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor - usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year and/or substantial fines.






46. A coming into court as party or interested person or as a lawyer on behalf of party or interested person.






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






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






49. A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also - a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena - civil or criminal.






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