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Law Vocab
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1. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the
LIBEL
ADVERSARY SYSTEM
PLEA BARGAIN
GUARDIANSHIP
2. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.
RECIDIVISM
AMEND
GRAND JURY
INCAPACITY
3. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.
EXPUNGEMENT
IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS
JURISDICTION
DAMAGES
4. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.
REJOINDER
PRESUMPTION OF LAW
MANSLAUGHTER - VOLUNTARY
PERJURY
5. A remedy requiring a person who has breached a contract to perform specifically what he or she has agreed to do. Specific performance is ordered when damages would be inadequate compensation.
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
EN BANC
NOT GUILTY
NO-FAULT PROCEEDINGS
6. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.
PAROLE
GARNISHMENT
HOSPITAL WARRANT
ATTORNEY
7. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
MODIFICATION
POSTPONEMENT
LAW
8. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.
LEGAL AID
ESTATE TAX
SHOPLIFTING
CERTIFICATION
9. A formal written accusation - issued by a grand jury - charging a party with a crime.
SECURED DEBT
EMBEZZLE
INDICTMENT
CASE NUMBER
10. 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.
ATTORNEY
MISTRIAL
GOOD TIME
BEST EVIDENCE
11. A prison or place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the term of their sentence.
EXECUTOR
HOMICIDE
FIDUCIARY
PENITENTIARY
12. One not trained in law.
MOTION
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
PENALTY
LAY PERSON
13. Without denying the charge - the defendant raises circumstances such as insanity - self-defense -or entrapment to avoid civil or criminal responsibility.
NEXT FRIEND
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
LYNCHING
BIFURCATE
14. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.
RESTRAINING ORDER
ASSAULT
CRIMINAL CASE
IMPANEL
15. Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself. (Conservators have somewhat less responsibility than guardians. See also guardianship.)
CONSERVATORSHIP
PREMEDITATION
STRICT LIABILITY
CHARGING DOCUMENT
16. 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.
ATTEST
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
BRANDISHING A WEAPON
AMENDMENT
17. The act of entering or remaining illegally in a movable or immovable structure - vehicle or dwelling with intent to commit a felony.
BURGLARY
HARMLESS ERROR
MURDER
INSANITY PLEA
18. The state - as in the People of the State of Florida.
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
ENJOINING
PEOPLE (PROSECUTION)
ADJUDICATION
19. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval - means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.
CHARGING DOCUMENT
REAL EVIDENCE
NO BILL
PLEA
20. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.
QUASI JUDICIAL
KIDNAPPING
CROSS-CLAIM
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
21. The unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
LEADING QUESTION
REDRESS
ASSIGNEE
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
22. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree. Also the judgment given.
CIVIL ACTION
OVERT ACT
ADJUDICATION
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
23. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.
CLAIM
PREMEDITATION
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
24. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.
FIRST APPEARANCE
OPINION
DELIBERATION
RELINQUISHMENT
25. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
STAY
CONVICT
CLERK
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
26. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.
HIT AND RUN
REMITTITUR
REASONABLE PERSON
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
27. A defense claim that the accused was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed.
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
ORDER - COURT
ALIBI
COUNTERCLAIM
28. Strict legal rights of the parties; a decision 'on the merits' is one that reaches the right(s) of a party - as distinguished from disposition of a case on a ground not reaching the right(s) raised in an action;
POLYGRAPH
MERITS
PROOF
MODIFICATION
29. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.
HEARING - CONTESTED
CONDEMNATION
DISSOLUTION
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
30. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.
COMMISSIONER
STATEMENT - CLOSING
PATENT
COUNSEL TABLE
31. The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
COURT - TRAFFIC
ROBBERY
JURISPRUDENCE
32. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.
BAR
SECURED DEBT
INADMISSIBLE
STATEMENT - CLOSING
33. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.
HOSTILE WITNESS
LAWSUIT
EXTORTION
PEOPLE (PROSECUTION)
34. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
OBJECT
DECISION
POLYGRAPH
35. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental
LIBEL
LEWD CONDUCT
INDICTMENT
ABANDONMENT
36. An association of persons jointly undertaking some commercial enterprise. Unlike a partnership - a joint venture does not entail a continuing relationship among the parties.
ARRAIGNMENT
COURT OF RECORD
JOINT VENTURE
CALLING THE DOCKET
37. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.
RECOGNIZANCE
EXPERT TESTIMONY
IMMUNITY
DEATH PENALTY
38. The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker's final statement regarding how the will-maker wants his or her property distributed.
EMINENT DOMAIN
PROBATE
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
GARNISHMENT
39. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.
COURT
DOMICILE
LEVY
CLERK OF COURT
40. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.
SEPARATION
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
PRIVITY
41. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.
COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL
EVICTION
REAL EVIDENCE
APPEAL
42. 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
EQUITABLE ACTION
HEARING - CONTESTED
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
43. All evidence except eyewitness testimony. One example is physical evidence - such as fingerprints - from which an inference can be drawn.
SENTENCE
PETIT JURY
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
ADOPTION
44. The final decision of the court - resolving the dispute; an opinion; an award of damages.
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
JUDGMENT
BIND OVER
DOMICILE
45. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.
FIREARM
BILL OF PARTICULARS
RESTRAINING ORDER
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
46. Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond - upon the promise to return to court.
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47. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.
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48. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.
AFFIDAVIT
EQUITABLE ACTION
MODIFICATION
ENJOINING
49. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.
PATENT
CORONER
ESCROW
LEASE
50. A lawsuit.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
LITIGATION
OPENING ARGUMENT
GUARDIANSHIP