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Subject : law
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1. Inferences drawn from proven facts.






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






3. An assault committed by one member of a household against another.






4. A court order directing that an individual be kept in custody - usually in a penal or mental facility.






5. The act of not appearing in court after being presented with a subpoena or summons.






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






7. To change - correct - revise - improve - modify - or alter.






8. The unlawful killing of one human being by another.






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






10. 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.






11. The delivery of a legal document - such as a complaint - summons - or subpoena - notifying a person of a lawsuit or other legal action taken against him or her. Service - which constitutes formal legal notice - must be made by an officially authorize






12. To make it appear that one is guilty of a crime.






13. Gifts made in a will.






14. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.






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






16. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.






17. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






18. The operation of a vehicle in an impaired state after consuming alcohol that when tested is above the state's legal alcohol limit.






19. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.






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






21. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.






22. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice






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






24. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.






25. Legal debts and obligations.






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






27. State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as intestacy laws.






28. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.






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.






30. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.






31. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






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






33. The act of not following an order that is directed by the court.






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






35. Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.






36. An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; in criminal law - conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.






37. The judgment reached or given by a court of law.






38. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.






39. An agreement between parties that dictates what is being received from one party to the other.






40. Formal notification to the party that has been sued in a civil case of the fact that the lawsuit has been filed. Also - any form of notification of a legal proceeding.






41. Having addressed any matter in writing.






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






43. A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children.






44. A personal representative - named in a will - who administers an estate.






45. Act ofconsequences of a criminal act - accusation - or conviction. It may take the form of commutation or pardon.






46. 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






47. An alternative to incarceration where an individual is confined to his or her home and monitored electronically.






48. 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.






49. A defense to criminal charges alleging that agents of the government induced a person to commit a crime he or she otherwise would not have committed.






50. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.