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Law Vocab
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1. A legal right - exemption or immunity granted to a person - company or class - that is beyond the common advantages of other citizens.
ADMISSION
INTESTACY LAWS
MOTION DENIED
PRIVILEGE
2. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.
HARMLESS ERROR
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
INDECENT EXPOSURE
NO BILL
3. Evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it.
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
STAY
INTESTATE
4. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.
GRAND THEFT
DEFAMATION
SENTENCE - CONSECUTIVE
FOUNDATION
5. The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit. It states the facts and identifies the action the court is asked to take. 2. Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense.
COMPLAINT
CONVICTION
PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE
DISSOLUTION
6. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
SELF-DEFENSE
JURY
GUARDIANSHIP
7. The assertion of a right to money or property.
SELF-INCRIMINATION
CLAIM
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
HOSPITAL WARRANT
8. A method of determining whether a person is intoxicated using a motor skills test which is administered by testing the driver's speaking ability and/or physical coordination.
PRESUMPTION
CROSS-CLAIM
FOUNDATION
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
9. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.
POLYGRAPH
ALLOCUTION
CHILD ABUSE
REJOINDER
10. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval - means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.
NO BILL
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
BOOKING NUMBER
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
11. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.
DAMAGES
JOINT TENANCY
LEGAL AID
CRIMINAL CASE
12. The formal statement before the court that the accused admits committing the criminal act.
SIDEBAR
ENTER A GUILTY PLEA
CROSS-CLAIM
APPELLANT
13. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE
BAIL
JURY FOREMAN
SPEEDY TRIAL
14. Operation of a motor vehicle that shows a reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference of others rights.
CITATION
JUVENILE WAIVER
RECKLESS DRIVING
RECOGNIZANCE
15. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.
ACCUSED
COUNT
AUTO TAMPERING
CREDIBILITY
16. A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.
CONSPIRACY
HUNG JURY
CERTIFIED
ALIMONY
17. An order made by a court having competent jurisdiction. Rules of court are either general or special; the former are the regulations by which the practice of the court is governed - the latter are special orders made in particular cases.
CHANGE OF VENUE
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
RULE OF COURT
MALICE
18. Trial in which a jury decides issues of fact as opposed to trial only before a judge.
FORECLOSURE
JUDICIAL NOTICE
JURY TRIAL
SENTENCE
19. The breaking or violating of a law - right - obligation - or duty either by doing an act or failing to do an act. BREAKING AND ENTERING - Breaking and entering a dwelling of another in nighttime with intent to commit a felony therein.
BREACH
EXECUTE
JURY - HUNG
EVICTION
20. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).
GLUE SNIFFING
CAUSE
DISBARMENT
EVIDENCE - DIRECT
21. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.
ARBITRATION
JAIL
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
SERVICE
22. Formal authorization of a person to act in the interest of another person.
HUNG JURY
APPELLANT
POWER OF ATTORNEY
GOOD CAUSE
23. An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
DISCOVERY
POST CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDING
GRAND JURY
ORAL ARGUMENT
24. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.
PAROLE
CORROBORATING EVIDENCE
STANDARD OF PROOF
NOTICE TO PRODUCE
25. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .
FOUNDATION
STATUTORY LAW
NEGLIGENCE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
26. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.
NON-CAPITAL CASE
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
JOINT VENTURE
INDIGENT
27. Declaration or document issued by a grand jury that either makes a neutral report or notes misdeeds by officials charged with specified public duties.
FELONY
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
PRESENTMENT
CHILD ABUSE
28. 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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29. An error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and (prejudicial) to be reversed on appeal.
OF COUNSEL
PROBATION OFFICER
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
HARMLESS ERROR
30. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
RECKLESS DRIVING
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
MODIFICATION
31. Voluntary acknowledgment of the existence of certain facts relevant to the adversary's case.
CONCILIATION
FAMILY ALLOWANCE
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
ADMISSION
32. To legally certify the innocence of one charged with a crime. To set free - release or discharge from an obligation - burden or accusation. To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.
SERVICE
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
ACQUIT
BEQUEATH
33. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.
ELEMENTS OF A CRIME
PARDON
SECURED DEBT
LIBEL
34. A child who is homeless or without proper care through no fault of the parent - guardian - or custodian. DEPORTATION - The act of removing a person to another country. Order issued by an immigration judge - expelling an alien from the United States.
INADMISSIBLE
DEPENDENT CHILD
COUNTERCLAIM
JURY
35. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.
PAROLE EVIDENCE
REVOCABLE TRUST
STATUTE
DEATH ROW
36. 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.
REAL EVIDENCE
PUBLIC DEFENDER
BATTERY
REMAND
37. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.
REFEREE
BIAS
COUNT
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
38. A proceeding in which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment or information. The charge is read to him or her and he or she is asked to plead guilty or not guilty or - where permitted - nolo contende
ARRAIGNMENT
MAGISTRATE
INHERITANCE TAX
COURT REPORTER
39. An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.CHALLENGE - An objection - such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular pers
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
LAY PERSON
CAPTION
40. The act of entering or remaining illegally in a movable or immovable structure - vehicle or dwelling with intent to commit a felony.
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
BURGLARY
AID AND ABET
REHEARING
41. 1. The action of sending a person to a penal or mental institution. 2. The order directing an officer to take a person to a penal or mental institution.
CONVICTION
CALENDAR
COMMITMENT
ADVERSARY SYSTEM
42. Any factors associated with the commission of a crime which increase the seriousness of theoffense or add to its injurious consequences.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
BATTERY
AGGRAVATING FACTORS
ARGUMENT
43. Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract.
EXONERATE
BAIL BOND
PAROLE EVIDENCE
AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS
44. The means by which a right is enforced or the violation of a right is prevented - redressed or compensated.
REMEDY
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
GOOD CAUSE
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
45. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.
OPINION EVIDENCE
CRIMINAL INSANITY
PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE
PARALEGAL
46. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.
BAIL
IMMUNITY
BENCH WARRANT
EXCEPTIONS
47. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
CHILD SUPPORT
RELINQUISHMENT
MODIFICATION
48. Nonphysical items such as stock certificates - bonds - bank accounts - and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.
CALENDAR
QUASI JUDICIAL
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
49. An undisclosed person who confidentially discloses material information of a crime to the police - which is usually done in exchange for a reward or special treatment.
INFORMANT
BILL OF PARTICULARS
REPLY
EXPERT TESTIMONY
50. Postponing the effect of a judgment already entered - ordinarily because of an error apparent on the record .
LIBEL
DEFENSE
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
ARREST OF JUDGMENT