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1. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree. Also the judgment given.






2. One who commits a crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






3. 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.






4. Evidence in form of witness testimony - who actually saw - heard - or touched the subject of question.






5. The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice - assistance of counsel - the right to remain silent - theright to a speedy and pub






6. One who supervises a person placed on probation and is required to report the progress and to surrender the and conditions of the probation.probationer if they violate the terms






7. The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives.






8. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.






9. Immorality. An element of crimes inherently bad - as opposed to crimes bad merely because they are forbidden by statute.






10. The generic name for the defendant in a criminal case.






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






12. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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13. 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.






14. The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's distribution statutes.






15. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






16. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.






17. 1. A real or seeming incompatibility between one's private interests and one's public or fiduciary duties. 2. A real or seeming incompatibility between the interests of two of a lawyer's clients - such that the lawyer is disqualified from representin






18. A judgment of the court that explains what the existing law is or expresses the opinion of the court without the need for enforcement.






19. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.






20. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.






21. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.






22. 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.'






23. Nonphysical items such as stock certificates - bonds - bank accounts - and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.






24. A method of discharging a claim upon agreement by the parties to give and accept something in settlement of the claim.






25. 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.






26. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.






27. Fatherhood.






28. 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.






29. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.






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






31. 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.






32. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.






33. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.






34. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.






35. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.






36. 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






37. The state or condition of a person who is unable to pay his or her debts as they are or become due.






38. The seat occupied by judges in courts.






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






40. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.






41. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






42. In a trial - a foundation must be laid to establish the basis for the admissibility of certain types of evidence.






43. The act of claiming one's own writing to be that of another.






44. Evidence not sufficiently related to the matter in issue.






45. A murder committed during the commission of a felony such as robbery - burglary - or kidnapping.






46. 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.






47. A lesser offense than a felony and generally punishable by fine or limited jail time - but not in a penitentiary.






48. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.






49. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






50. The matter can only be filed in one court.







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