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






2. Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start.






3. An oral (unwritten) will.






4. The unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.






5. A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters.






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






7. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.






8. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov






9. Dying without a will.






10. Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand - and cautioning them not to discuss their testimony with other witnesses. Also called separation of witnesses. This prevents a witness fro






11. 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






12. A misdemeanor or minor offense or comparatively insignificant criminal act.






13. The area of a state or federal prison where criminals who are sentenced to death are confined until their sentence is commuted or carried out.






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






15. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.






16. Pimping. Arranging for acts of prostitution.






17. An official or formal statement of facts or proceedings.






18. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.






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






20. Any form of cruelty to a child's physical - moral - or mental well-being.






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






22. One not trained in law.






23. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






24. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






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






26. A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.






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

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28. An aggravated unlawful assault in which there is threat to do bodily harmwithout justification or excuse by use of any instrument calculated to do serious bodily harm or cause death.






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






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






31. To determine finally.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities






35. The time within a plaintiff must begin a lawsuit (in civil cases) or a prosecutor must bring charges (in criminal cases). There are different statutes of limitations at both the federal and state levels for different kinds of lawsuits or crimes.






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






37. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






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






39. A party is said to rest or rest its case when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. The jurisdiction of two or more courts - each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.






43. The defendant's response to the plaintiff's allegations as stated in a complaint. An item-by-item - paragraph-by-paragraph response to points made in a complaint; part of the pleadings.






44. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






45. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.






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






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






48. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.






49. Body of federal or state law dealing with procedural aspects of trial for criminal cases.






50. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.







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