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Subject : law
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1. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.






2. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.






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






4. In the practice of appellate courts - the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.






5. The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit. It states the facts and identifies the action the court is asked to take. 2. Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense.






6. The study of law and the structure of the legal system.






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






8. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






9. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.






10. A ruling by the court in favor of the party making the objection.






11. An established standard - guide - or regulation.






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






13. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.






14. 1. To execute - perpetrate - or carry out an act. To commit a crime. 2. To send a person to prison - asylum - or reformatory by a court order.






15. 1. A statement of acceptance of responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.






16. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.






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






18. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






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






20. That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation - whereasslander is spoken.






21. 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.






22. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.






23. An imaginary situation - incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence - upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.






24. A trust that the grantor may change or revoke.






25. The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moralcertainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminat






26. A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law and other legal matters.






27. Any form of indecent or sexual activity on - involving - or surrounding a child under the state's designated age.






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






29. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.






30. 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






31. 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.






32. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






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






34. A mutual understanding and intention between two or more parties. The writing or instrument which isevidence of an agreement. (Although often used as synonymous with contract - agreement is a broader term.)






35. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






36. Gifts made in a will.






37. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.






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






39. The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice - assistance of counsel - the right to remain silent - theright to a speedy and pub






40. Stealing or theft.






41. The process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. Usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one.






42. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.






43. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.






44. A document containing background material on a convicted person. It is prepared to guide the judge in the imposition of a sentence. Sometimes called a pre-sentence report.






45. An invalid trial caused by some legal error. When a judge declares a mistrial - the trial must start again from the beginning - including the selection of a new jury.






46. Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure his or her appearance in court. Bail and Bond are often used interchangeably.






47. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.






48. To bear witness to - to affirm to be true or genuine - to certify.






49. A lawyer appointed or elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective judicial districts. See PROSECUTOR.






50. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.