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Law Vocab
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1. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.
LINEUP
DOMICILE
CONSERVATORSHIP
JUSTICIABLE
2. To refuse a gift made in a will.
LIEN
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
DISCLAIM
3. For the judge or jury to determine and declare the guilt of the defendant.
FIND GUILTY
STATE'S ATTORNEY
REVOKE
GOOD CAUSE
4. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
SEPARATION
COMPLY
ARRAIGNMENT
5. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
PAROLE
RECOGNIZANCE
JUDGE
GENERAL JURISDICTION
6. In some states - the highest appellate court - where it is the Court's discretion whether to hear the case on appeal.
NUNCUPATIVE WILL
INDIGENT
COURT - APPEALS
FALSE PRETENSES
7. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.
HANDCUFFS
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
EXPUNGEMENT
PLEADINGS
8. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
ADJUDICATE
PROSECUTION
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
HIT AND RUN
9. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.
PROBATE COURT
COMPOSITE DRAWING
COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL
DISTURBING THE PEACE
10. A court's recognition of the truth of basic facts without formal evidence.
ATTACHMENT
PENITENTIARY
CONTEMPT OF COURT
JUDICIAL NOTICE
11. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
DEFENDANT
HOME MONITORING
SECURED DEBT
12. An advocate - counsel - or official agent employed in preparing - managing - and trying cases in the courts.
DETENTION FACILITY
COUNTERCLAIM
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
REPORT
13. An attorney who represents a person accused of committing a crime.
DETENTION
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
BOND
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
14. 1. Defendant's statement of a reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case against defendant -especially a defendant's answer - denial - or plea. 2. Defendant's method and strategy in opposing the plaintiff or theprosecution. 3. One or mo
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
DEFENSE
15. To make it appear that one is guilty of a crime.
PERJURY
INCRIMINATE
CLASS ACTION
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
16. The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.
SERVICE OF PROCESS
PARALEGAL
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
EXCLUSIONARY RULE
17. 1. In a criminal case - the person accused of the crime. 2. In a civil case - the person being sued.
INTERROGATORIES
RETURN
DEFENDANT
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
18. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
LOITERING
DEATH ROW
PRECEDENT
19. 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.
RETAINER
INFORMANT
DEFENSE
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
20. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.
COLLATERAL ATTACK
CORROBORATE
ILLEGAL
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
21. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.
DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
SEPARATION
ESCROW
22. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
MORAL TURPITUDE
JUDGE
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
CLAIM
23. Additional juror impaneled in case of sickness or disability of another juror.
JUROR - ALTERNATE
PLAINTIFF
ARBITRATION
POSSESSION OF DRUGS
24. 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.
STIPULATE
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
PANDERING
NON-CAPITAL CASE
25. Another term for arraignment.
PRELIMINARY HEARING
CLOSING ARGUMENT
DIRECT EVIDENCE
BEQUESTS
26. Attorney at law - lawyer - counselor at law.
ATTORNEY
INTERROGATORIES
DETENTION
OBJECTION SUSTAINED
27. A judgment entered against a party who fails to appear in court - respond to the charges - or does not comply with an order - especially an order to provide or permit discovery.
BIND OVER
FAMILY ALLOWANCE
DEPENDENT CHILD
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
28. An assault committed by one member of a household against another.
REPLEVIN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
GARNISHMENT
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
29. 1. To discuss - ponder or reflect upon before reaching a decision. A judge will usually deliberate before announcing a judgment. 2. Intentional - characterized by consideration and awareness.
DELIBERATE
BENCH TRIAL
BANKRUPTCY
FAILURE TO APPEAR
30. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.
APPELLEE
STAY
INSTRUCTIONS
GUILTY
31. To give authority or legal authenticity to a statute - record - or other written instrument.
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
SELF-INCRIMINATION
AUTHENTICATE
FALSE ARREST
32. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
ILLEGAL
INTENT
DIRECT EXAMINATION
33. 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.
MISTRIAL
ALIBI
RULE OF COURT
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
34. Crime in which the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident without identifying himself or herself.
HEARING - CONTESTED
HIT AND RUN
DIRECTED VERDICT
CHAMBERS
35. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
COURT
ENHANCE
36. 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
EXONERATE
ELEMENTS OF A CRIME
PROTECTIVE ORDER
CORROBORATE
37. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.
EN BANC
BIAS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
JURY COMMISSIONER
38. Outline or summary of the nature of the case and of the anticipated proof presented by the attorney to the jury before any evidence is submitted. Also known as opening argument .
STATEMENT - OPENING
DEPOSITION
GOOD FAITH
REMEDY
39. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.
JEOPARDY
LITIGATION
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
SETTLOR
40. Act ofconsequences of a criminal act - accusation - or conviction. It may take the form of commutation or pardon.
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
MOTION GRANTED
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
APPELLEE
41. To determine finally.
ADJUDICATE
SPEEDY TRIAL
STATE'S ATTORNEY
DETENTION HEARING
42. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.
ESTOPPEL
CHANGE OF VENUE
FIFTH AMENDMENT
ORAL ARGUMENT
43. A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.
INTERVENTION
AT ISSUE
EXAMINATION - RECROSS
NO-FAULT PROCEEDINGS
44. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.
PROFFER
AID AND ABET
ABSTRACT OF TITLE
DETENTION
45. The act of collecting the bets of others or making odds on future gambling events.
FOURTH AMENDMENT
BOOKMAKING
ENHANCE
RECOGNIZANCE
46. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.
GARNISHMENT
FIREARM
MALFEASANCE
SERVE A SENTENCE
47. In criminal law - the hearing at which a judge determines whether there is sufficient evidence against a person charged with a crime to hold him or her for trial.
GARNISHMENT
INITIAL APPEARANCE
DISCLAIM
HOMICIDE
48. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
FINGERPRINT
49. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.
DISSOLUTION
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
INTERROGATORIES
SEPARATE MAINTENANCE
50. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.
PRETERMITTED SPOUSE
ABANDONMENT
REFEREE
PRECEDENT
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