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Subject : law
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1. A defense claim that the accused was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed.






2. Evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it.






3. A formal charge against a person - to the effect that he has engaged in a punishable offense.






4. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.






5. 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.






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






7. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.






8. Dying without a will.






9. To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.






10. To give a gift to someone through a will.






11. To make greater in value - to increase.






12. 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.






13. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






14. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.






15. 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.






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






17. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's personal liberty - whether or not carried out by a peace officer.






18. A formal - written application to the court requesting judicial action on some matter.






19. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.






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






21. A second examination of a witness by the opposing counsel after the second examination (or redirect examination) by the counsel who called the witness to testify is completed.






22. 1. The action of sending a person to a penal or mental institution. 2. The order directing an officer to take a person to a penal or mental institution.






23. Legal debts and obligations.






24. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






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






26. 1. To discuss - ponder or reflect upon before reaching a decision. A judge will usually deliberate before announcing a judgment. 2. Intentional - characterized by consideration and awareness.






27. 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.






28. A failure to respond to a lawsuit within the specified time.






29. For the judge or jury to determine and declare the guilt of the defendant.






30. To refuse a gift made in a will.






31. The person who sets up a trust.






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






33. Writ or order by a court prohibiting a specific action from being carried out by a person or group.






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






35. The wellness of a person's state of mind.






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






37. 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.






38. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.






39. The distinctive pattern of lines on human fingertips that are used as a method of identification in criminal cases.






40. Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand - and cautioning them not to discuss their testimony with other witnesses. Also called separation of witnesses. This prevents a witness fro






41. 1. One who has been convicted of a criminal offense. 2. That which is connected with the law of crimes; That which has the character of a crime (criminal justice; criminal intent).






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






43. Summary of a larger work - wherein the principal ideas of the larger work are contained.






44. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.






45. The person who administers an estate. If named in a will - that person's title is an executor . If there is no valid will - that person's title is an administrator.






46. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.






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






48. The delivery of a legal document - such as a complaint - summons - or subpoena - notifying a person of a lawsuit or other legal action taken against him or her. Service - which constitutes formal legal notice - must be made by an officially authorize






49. 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.






50. 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.