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Subject : law
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1. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps them agree on a settlement.






2. Mutual or successive relationships to the same right of property - or the same interest of one person with another which represents the same legal right.






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






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






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






6. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.






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






8. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.






9. Substantial reason - one that affords a legal excuse.






10. A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death. CAPITAL CRIME - A crime punishable by death.






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






12. A statement of all important facts - which all the parties agree is true and correct -which is submitted to a court for ruling.






13. A listing of all the criminal convictions against an individual.






14. Recovery of land or rental property from another by legal process.






15. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






16. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.






17. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






18. Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge.






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






20. 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.






21. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






22. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.






23. A special type of guilty plea by which a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State hasufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Source: Black's Law Dictionary(1996); North Carolina v. Alf






24. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.






25. Yearly judicial review - usually in juvenile dependency cases - to determine whether the child requirescontinued court supervision or placement.






26. The act of staking money - or other thing of value - on an uncertain event or outcome.






27. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.






28. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).






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






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






31. Any factors associated with the commission of a crime which increase the seriousness of theoffense or add to its injurious consequences.






32. 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.






33. Court order requiring to appear and show cause why the court should not take a particular course of action. If the party fails to appear or to give sufficient reasons why the court should take no action - the court will take the action. In criminal c






34. The juror who chairs the jury during deliberations and speaks for the jury in court when announcing the verdict.






35. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.






36. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.






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






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






39. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.






40. An oral (unwritten) will.






41. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction. The elements that must be proven are 1) that a crime has actually occurred - 2) the accused intended the crime to happen






46. Dying without a will.






47. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.






48. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.






49. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.






50. The procedure where the accused is brought before the court to hear the criminal charge(s) against him or her and to enter a plea of either guilty - not guilty or no contest.