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Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.






2. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental






3. A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case - controversy - or lawsuit.






4. To legally certify the innocence of one charged with a crime. To set free - release or discharge from an obligation - burden or accusation. To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.






5. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.






6. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.






7. A trust set up and in effect during the lifetime of the grantor. Also called inter vivos trust.






8. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.






9. The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also - the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. The opposing party is called the respondent.






10. The act - after a jury verdict has been announced - of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.






11. The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time.






12. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.






13. To withhold a debtor's money - and turn it over to another in order to pay a debt. Typically - the one withholding the money is the debtor's employer.






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






15. An attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or purposely - knowingly or recklesslycausing such injury - or an attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.






16. Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.






17. Witnesses are normally required to confine their testimony to statements of fact and are not allowed to give their opinions in court. However - if a witness is qualified as an expert in a particular field - he or she may be allowed to state an opinio






18. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.






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






20. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.






21. Behavior that is obscene - lustful - indecent - vulgar.






22. The loss of money or property resulting from failure to meet a legal obligation or from the illegal nature or use of the money or property.






23. An offensive touching or use of force on one's spouse without the spouse's consent.






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






25. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.






26. Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling upon a motion. Also - in regulatory cases - objections by either side to points made by the other side or to rulings by the agency or one of its he






27. Tangible physical property (such as cars - clothing - furniture - and jewelry) and intangible personal property. This does not include real property such as land or rights in land.






28. The assertion of a right to money or property.






29. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.






30. A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.






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






32. 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.






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






34. To terminate legal action involving outstanding charges against a defendant in a criminal case.






35. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.






36. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice






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






38. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






39. To advise or caution. For example the Court may caution or admonish counsel for wrong practices.






40. A hearing held for the purpose of deciding issues or fact of law that both parties are disputing.






41. A document containing background material on a convicted person. It is prepared to guide the judge in the imposition of a sentence. Sometimes called a pre-sentence report.






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






43. A court order to protect a person from further harassment - service of process - or discovery.






44. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.






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