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Subject : law
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1. The process by which a judge is disqualified from hearing a case - on his or her own motion or upon the objection of either party.






2. The act of stopping a judicial proceeding by order of the court.






3. The jury or the judge must determine that the defendant - because of mental disease or defect - could not form the intent required to commit the offense.






4. One who has authority to act for another.






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






6. 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.






7. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.






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






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






10. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.






11. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






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






13. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






14. Lack of capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings - to consult with counsel - and to assist in preparing a defense.






15. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






16. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.






17. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.






18. A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.






19. Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract.






20. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.






21. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.






22. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






23. A moot case or a moot point is one not subject to a judicial determination because it involves an abstract question or a pretended controversy that has not yet actually arisen or has already passed. Mootness usually refers to a court's refusal to con






24. A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.






25. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.






26. An error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and (prejudicial) to be reversed on appeal.






27. Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.






28. One which implicitly instructs the witness how to answer or which suggests to the witness the answer desired.






29. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






30. 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.






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






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






33. The referral of a dispute to an impartial third person chosen by the parties to the dispute who agree in advance to abide by the arbitrator's award issued after a hearing at which both parties have an opportunity to be heard.






34. Any of the drugs whose production and use are regulated by law - including narcotics - stimulants - and hallucinogens.






35. The illegal taking of an automobile without intent to deprive the owner permanently of the vehicle - often involving reckless driving.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.






40. The matter can only be filed in one court.






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






42. 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.






43. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.






44. An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g. - to extend the time to answer - to adjourn the trial date - or to admit certain facts at the trial.






45. To unite - to combine - to enter into an alliance.






46. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.






47. Representation of some fact or circumstance which is not true and is calculated to mislead - whereby a person obtains another's money or goods.






48. Fatherhood.






49. Among other matters - the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without adequate due process .






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