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Subject : law
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1. A practice whereby a person or place is searched and evidence useful in the investigation and prosecution of a crime is seized or taken. The search is conducted after an order is issued by a judge.






2. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.






3. Attorney at law - lawyer - counselor at law.






4. 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.






5. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






6. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.






7. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.






8. An individual appointed by the court to oversee administrative matters.






9. A chronological summary of all official records and recorded documents affecting the title to aparcel of real property.






10. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18 - regardless of whether they consent to the act.






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






12. Officer of the court who files pleadings - motions - judgments - etc. - issues process - and keeps records of court proceedings.






13. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.






14. Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.






15. An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.






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






17. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.






18. Legal debts and obligations.






19. A person having a legal relationship of trust and confidence to another and having a duty to act primarily for the others benefit - e.g. - a guardian - trustee - or executor.






20. The physical location where the defense and prosecuting parties are seated throughout the duration of the trial.






21. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.






22. The jurisdiction of two or more courts - each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.






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






24. The first examination of a witness by the counsel who called the witness to testify.






25. 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.






26. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






27. Opportunity for the side that opened the case to offer limited response to evidence presented during the rebuttal by the opposing side.






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






29. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.






30. 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.






31. Synonymous with reversible error ; an error which warrants the appellate court in reversing the judgment before it.






32. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.






33. The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court - for setting a time for trial or entering orders.






34. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.






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






36. Objection to the seating of a particular juror for a stated reason (usually bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties in the lawsuit). The judge has the discretion to deny the challenge. This differs from peremptory challenge.






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






38. Gifts made in a will.






39. The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed - including the preparations for trial - the rules of evidence and trial conduct - and the procedure for pursuing appeals.






40. 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.






41. The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives.






42. Nonphysical items such as stock certificates - bonds - bank accounts - and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.






43. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.






44. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






45. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.






46. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






47. A will whose validity does not have to be testified to in court by the witnesses to it - because the witnesses executed an affidavit reflecting proper execution of the will prior to the maker's death.






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






49. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.






50. A written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of a case -the pertinent laws - and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel's position.