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Subject : law
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1. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.






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






3. A defense attorney designated by the court to represent a defendant who does not have the funds to retain an attorney. COURT COSTS - The expenses of prosecuting or defending a lawsuit - other than the attorneys' fees. An amount of moneymay be awarded






4. 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.






5. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.






6. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






7. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.






8. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.






9. An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.






10. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.






11. Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.






12. Confidential communications to certain persons that are protected by law against any disclosure - including forced disclosure in legal proceedings.






13. 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.






14. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






15. To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.






16. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.






17. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.






18. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






19. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.






20. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.






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

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22. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.






23. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






24. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






25. Procedure by which mortgaged property is sold on default of the mortgagor in satisfaction of mortgage debt.






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






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






28. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.






29. A change - alteration - or amendment which introduces new elements into the details - or cancels some of them - but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subject-matter intact.






30. The dismissal of a case - by which the same cause of action cannot be brought against thedefendant again at a later date.






31. 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.






32. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






33. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.






34. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






35. The form of verdict in criminal cases where the jury acquits the defendant - finds him or her not guilty.






36. Formal conclusion by a judge or jury on issues of fact.






37. Aka DOCKET NUMBER.






38. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.






39. 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.






40. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.






41. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






42. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






43. The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also - the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.






44. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.






45. The physical location where the defense and prosecuting parties are seated throughout the duration of the trial.






46. Generally - justice or fairness.






47. An advocate - counsel - or official agent employed in preparing - managing - and trying cases in the courts.






48. The specific place in the courtroom where the jury sits during the trial.






49. The transfer of a state case to federal court for trial; in civil cases - because the parties are from different states; in criminal and some civil cases - because there is a significant possibility that there could not be a fair trial in state court






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