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1. 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.
ARRAIGN
REVOCABLE TRUST
JURISDICTION
FIFTH AMENDMENT
2. An amendment to a will.
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3. A concept applied by courts in product liability cases in which a seller is liable for any and all defective or hazardous products which unduly threaten a consumer's personal safety.
STRICT LIABILITY
DEPOSITION
CERTIFICATION
INFORMATION
4. 1. One who administers the estate of a person who dies without a will. 2. A court official.
COMMITMENT
ADMINISTRATOR
ALLOCUTION
LEVY
5. An official or formal statement of facts or proceedings.
REPORT
STANDING
COUNTY JAIL
CLASS ACTION
6. Nonphysical items such as stock certificates - bonds - bank accounts - and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
SELF-DEFENSE
AUTO TAMPERING
7. The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
MODIFICATION
DETENTION
BAIL FORFEITURE
COMMON LAW
8. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.
ENJOINING
BOND
LIE DETECTOR
ARRAIGNMENT
9. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read
COURT
EXCLUSIONARY RULE
FAILURE TO APPEAR
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
10. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.
JUROR
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
PROSTITUTION
ALLEGATION
11. In a trial - a foundation must be laid to establish the basis for the admissibility of certain types of evidence.
APPEAL
FOUNDATION
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
RULE
12. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.
CALENDAR
FIND GUILTY
OPINION
EYE WITNESS
13. Strict legal rights of the parties; a decision 'on the merits' is one that reaches the right(s) of a party - as distinguished from disposition of a case on a ground not reaching the right(s) raised in an action;
ANNUAL REVIEW
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
MERITS
CONVICT
14. A police identification procedure by which the suspect to a crime is exhibited - along with others - before the victim or witness to determine if the victim or witness can identify the committed the crime.suspect as the person who
RECIDIVISM
PETTY OFFENSE
ON A PERSON'S OWN RECOGNIZANCE
LINEUP
15. A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked be cross-examined by the party who calls him or be cross-examined by the party who calls him or leading questions and may her to
FELONY
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
HOSTILE WITNESS
16. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.
PENDING
BAIL
DISMISS
SELF-DEFENSE
17. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
CHARGE TO THE JURY
DEATH ROW
CORONER
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
18. 1. An act of omission or commission in violation of law which carries criminal consequences. 2. Criminal activity in general relating to a specific time or place.
RAP SHEET
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
CIVIL CASE
CRIME
19. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.
JEOPARDY
SEPARATE MAINTENANCE
STATUTORY LAW
REMOVAL
20. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.
BENCH WARRANT
EXAMINATION - RECROSS
ARGUMENT
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
21. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.
BURGLARY
COLLATERAL ATTACK
POWER OF ATTORNEY
JOINT VENTURE
22. Writ or order by a court prohibiting a specific action from being carried out by a person or group.
INJUNCTION
BRIBE
LITIGANT
COSTS
23. For the judge or jury to determine and declare the guilt of the defendant.
BRIEF
PRETERMITTED CHILD
FIND GUILTY
SERVICE
24. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.
PLAINTIFF
DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
JAIL
JURY FOREMAN
25. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities
GUARDIANSHIP
CAPITAL CASE
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
APPEARANCE
26. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY
LAW CLERKS
27. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
GENERAL JURISDICTION
PUBLIC DEFENDER
STIPULATE
REAL PROPERTY
28. Ill will - hatred - or hostility by one person toward another which may prompt the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.
MALICE
CHARGE TO THE JURY
BOND
REASONABLE PERSON
29. A method of determining whether a person is intoxicated using a motor skills test which is administered by testing the driver's speaking ability and/or physical coordination.
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
HEARING
ENHANCE
COURT REPORTER
30. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.
INTERLOCUTORY
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
LIEN
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
31. An assault committed by one member of a household against another.
AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS
COURTROOM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PROBABLE CAUSE
32. A murder committed during the commission of a felony such as robbery - burglary - or kidnapping.
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
EYE WITNESS
CALLING THE DOCKET
FELONY MURDER
33. A judge's private office. A hearing in chambers takes place in the judge's office outside of the presence of the jury and the public.
CUMULATIVE SENTENCES
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
CHAMBERS
MISDEMEANOR
34. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
LOITERING
RECKLESS DRIVING
PREJUDICE
35. Representation of some fact or circumstance which is not true and is calculated to mislead - whereby a person obtains another's money or goods.
GROUNDS
FALSE PRETENSES
CALENDAR
COURT - APPEALS
36. A crime composed of some - but not all - of the elements of a greater crime; commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser included offense.
APPEARANCE
ATTEMPT
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
STANDING
37. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
STANDARD OF PROOF
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
INCARCERATE
38. 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.
CRIMINAL
PUBLIC DEFENDER
BAR
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
39. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.
JURY - HUNG
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
COUNSEL
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
40. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.
FAILURE TO APPEAR
PRETERMITTED CHILD
CONVICTION
COMMIT
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.
CONSPIRACY
SELF-PROVING WILL
PATERNITY
PRIVILEGE
42. 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.
PRIVITY
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
DEFENSE
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
43. A crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.
OFFENSE
MALFEASANCE
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
44. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.
CIVIL ACTION
REVOCABLE TRUST
NEXT FRIEND
LINEUP
45. That which - under the rules of evidence - cannot be admitted as evidence in a trial or hearing.
LIE DETECTOR
INADMISSIBLE
STATE'S ATTORNEY
AFFIANT
46. 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.
BURGLARY
STAY
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
SHOPLIFTING
47. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a
DISCLAIM
OPINION
PROBATION OFFICER
MUGSHOT
48. Illegal sex acts performed against a minor by a parent - guardian - relative or acquaintance.
PROXIMATE CAUSE
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS
49. 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.
ALLEGE
MULTIPLICITY OF ACTIONS
COLLATERAL ATTACK
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
50. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.
OBJECT
BRANDISHING A WEAPON
FRAUD
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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