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Subject : law
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. The person who sets up a trust.






4. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.






5. In practice - a notice in writing requiring the opposite party to produce a certain described paper or document at the trial - or in the course of pre-trial discovery.






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






7. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.






8. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.






9. Member of the jury.






10. Authority or discretion vested in an officer whose acts partake of a judicial character.






11. Notifying a person that he or she has been named as a party to a lawsuit or has been accused of some offense. Process consists of a summons - citation or warrant - to which a copy of the complaint is attached.






12. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.






13. Provisional; not final. An interlocutory order or an interlocutory appeal concerns only a part of the issues raised in a lawsuit. Compare to decree .






14. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.






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






16. 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.






17. Any behavior - contrary to law - which disturbs the public peace or decorum - scandalizes the community - or shocks the public sense of morality.






18. An official or formal statement of facts or proceedings.






19. Judicial officer having strictly limited jurisdiction exercising some of the functions of a judge.






20. Mental capacity of a person - especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist counsel in his or her defense.






21. An action between two or more persons in the courts of law - not a criminal matter.






22. Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial.






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






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






25. To disagree. An appellate court opinion setting forth the minority view and outlining the disagreement of one or more judges with the decision of the majority.






26. A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group.






27. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.






28. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






29. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.






30. An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g. - to extend the time to answer - to adjourn the trial date - or to admit certain facts at the trial.






31. The adjournment or postponement of a session - hearing - trial - or other proceeding until a future date.






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






33. The act of staking money - or other thing of value - on an uncertain event or outcome.






34. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.






35. Pimping. Arranging for acts of prostitution.






36. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest






37. A written or verbal command from a court directing or forbidding an action.






38. A written order issued by a court directing a sheriff or peace officer to take custody of and bring before the court: 1) A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena - 2) a party who fails to comply with a court order in a civil action - or 3) a mat






39. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






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






41. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.






42. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.






43. To lose - or lose the right to.






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






45. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental






46. 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.






47. A slang term meaning previous conviction(s) of the accused.






48. The act of collecting the bets of others or making odds on future gambling events.






49. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.






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