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Law Vocab
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1. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
ALIMONY
RECORD
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
2. 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.
COURT REPORTER
LIMITED JURISDICTION
NOTICE
ALLOCUTION
3. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.
ALLEGE
PROBATE
COSTS
EXPUNGEMENT
4. To give authority or legal authenticity to a statute - record - or other written instrument.
STAY
JUDICIAL NOTICE
PRIVILEGE
AUTHENTICATE
5. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.
FELONY
GRAND JURY
JURY FOREMAN
COUNT
6. The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also - the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.
GUARDIANSHIP
POUR-OVER WILL
SEARCH WARRANT
JUDICIAL REVIEW
7. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts - i.e. -person qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject.
REMEDY
EXPERT TESTIMONY
INSANITY PLEA
GRAND JURY
8. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.
LIE DETECTOR
EVIDENCE - EVANESCENT
RECIDIVISM
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
9. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
JURISDICTION
JOIN
ADJUDICATION
LEVY
10. The voluntary transfer - by a debtor - of all property to a trustee for thebenefit of all of his or her creditors.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
OFFER OF PROOF
POUR-OVER WILL
11. Juvenile found to have committed a status offense rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency. Typical status offenses are habitual truancy - violating a curfew - or running away from home. These are not crimes - but t
MAYHEM
PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
EN BANC
CHILD MOLESTATION
12. Gifts made in a will.
APPEAL
BEQUESTS
COURTROOM
PRETERMITTED CHILD
13. Attorney at law - lawyer - counselor at law.
ATTORNEY
EQUITABLE ACTION
STATEMENT - OPENING
ADJUDICATION
14. The dismissal of a case - by which the same cause of action cannot be brought against thedefendant again at a later date.
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
RULE
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
15. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
JUROR - ALTERNATE
BILL OF PARTICULARS
ASSAULT
16. 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.
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
CHAMBERS
NO BILL
EVIDENCE
17. The postconviction stage in which the defendant is brought before the court for imposition of sentence.
SENTENCING
EVIDENCE - DIRECT
REST
PENITENTIARY
18. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.
PROOF
ATTEMPT
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
INDECENT EXPOSURE
19. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.
INSTRUCTIONS
KIDNAPPING
PATENT
FIFTH AMENDMENT
20. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.
JUROR
BENCH
PREJUDICE
CIVIL CASE
21. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.
FRAUD
HANDCUFFS
BOOKING NUMBER
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
22. Generally - justice or fairness.
MORAL TURPITUDE
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
EQUITY
RESTITUTION
23. For the judge or jury to determine and declare the guilt of the defendant.
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
JURY TRIAL
STAY
FIND GUILTY
24. The state or condition of a person who is unable to pay his or her debts as they are or become due.
OBJECTION SUSTAINED
BANKRUPT
JOYRIDING
REBUTTAL
25. Ordinarily refers to a summary proceeding for restoring possession of land to one who has been wrongfully deprived of possession.
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
FELONY
REAL EVIDENCE
STATEMENT - CLOSING
26. Court order requiring action or forbidding action until a decision can be made whether to issue a permanent injunction. It differs from a temporary restraining order.
CAUSE OF ACTION
ABSTRACTACT
PRE-INJUNCTION
BATTERY
27. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.
STANDARD OF PROOF
NEGLIGENCE
NON-CAPITAL CASE
PARTY
28. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.
OVERRULE
PLEADINGS
PENALTY
BENEFICIARY
29. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.
JUDICIAL REVIEW
REASONABLE DOUBT - BEYOND A
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
ORDINANCE
30. An offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent.
COMMUTATION
BILL OF PARTICULARS
BATTERY
CERTIFIED
31. The person who sets up a trust.
OVERRULE
ARBITRATION
COURT ORDER
GRANTOR OR SETTLOR
32. 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
CALLING THE DOCKET
HIT AND RUN
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
CLOSING ARGUMENT
33. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.
INCAPACITY
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
ARSON
34. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.
LYNCHING
HEARING
ATTORNEY
CONVICTION
35. 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.
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
FIREARM
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
ANSWER
36. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
ANNOTATION
DISSOLUTION
37. Another term for arraignment.
COMMISSIONER
MUGSHOT
PRELIMINARY HEARING
PRE-INJUNCTION
38. Synonymous with reversible error ; an error which warrants the appellate court in reversing the judgment before it.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
SENTENCE - CONSECUTIVE
PREJUDICIAL ERROR
PROSECUTOR
39. A defense attorney designated by the court to represent a defendant who does not have the funds to retain an attorney. COURT COSTS - The expenses of prosecuting or defending a lawsuit - other than the attorneys' fees. An amount of moneymay be awarded
COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL
ADMISSIBLE
RAPE
REAL PROPERTY
40. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.
ACQUIT
IRRELEVANT
FALSE ARREST
MAYHEM
41. To support with evidence or authority; make more certain.
RAPE
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE
PROOF
CORROBORATE
42. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.
PENALTY
ADMINISTRATOR
FIDUCIARY
INTESTACY LAWS
43. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.
OATH
SETTLOR
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
STATUTE
44. Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
GARNISH
REVOKE
LENIENCY
AGREEMENT
45. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.
ACCUSED
IMPANEL
REMEDY
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
46. Lack of capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings - to consult with counsel - and to assist in preparing a defense.
INCOMPETENCY
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
CLASS ACTION
REFEREE
47. 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
CLASS ACTION
OFFENSE
ADMISSIBLE
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
48. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
ALLEGE
BOND
CRIMINAL CASE
49. A court-ordered allowance that one spouse pays the other spouse for maintenance and support while they areeither separated - pending suit for divorce - or after they are divorced.
ALIMONY
ESTATE
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
LARCENY
50. Any form of indecent or sexual activity on - involving - or surrounding a child under the state's designated age.
DEATH ROW
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
CHILD MOLESTATION
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