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1. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.






2. To seat a jury. When voir dire is finished and both sides have exercised their challenges - the jury is impaneled.The jurors are sworn in and the trial is ready to proceed.






3. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.






4. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest






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






6. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.






7. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.






8. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.






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






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






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






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






13. A general term for an action - cause - suit - or controversy brought before the court for resolution.






14. 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.






15. One who knowingly - voluntarily - and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission ofa crime. A partner in a crime.






16. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.






17. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.






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






19. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.






20. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.






21. A small amount of money set aside from the estate of the deceased. Its purpose is to provide for the surviving family members during the administration of the estate.






22. To put off or delay a court hearing.






23. A court order requiring that some action be taken - or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief - such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.






24. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






25. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served simultaneously.






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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. To confine in jail.






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






31. The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.






32. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.






33. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.






34. Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself. (Conservators have somewhat less responsibility than guardians. See also guardianship.)






35. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






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






37. To give authority or legal authenticity to a statute - record - or other written instrument.






38. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.






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






40. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






41. A written or verbal command from a court directing or forbidding an action.






42. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






43. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






44. A formal charge against a person - to the effect that he has engaged in a punishable offense.






45. A will entirely written - dated - and signed by the testator in his/her own handwriting.






46. Placing a convicted defendant on conditional probation - the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction






47. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.






48. Published words or pictures that falsely and maliciously harm the reputation of a person. See DEFAMATION.






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






50. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.







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