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






2. The breaking or violating of a law - right - obligation - or duty either by doing an act or failing to do an act. BREAKING AND ENTERING - Breaking and entering a dwelling of another in nighttime with intent to commit a felony therein.






3. One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant - a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent - or other person under some disability.






4. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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5. Having addressed any matter in writing.






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






7. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






8. A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also - a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena - civil or criminal.






9. An order requiring a person to appear in court and present reasons why a certain order - judgment - or decree should not be issued.






10. Begun - but not yet completed. Thus - an action is pending from its inception until the rendition of its final judgment.






11. The act of sending a case back to the trial court and ordering the trial court to conduct limited new hearings or an entirely new trial.






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






13. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






14. A slang term meaning previous conviction(s) of the accused.






15. The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.






16. A change - alteration - or amendment which introduces new elements into the details - or cancels some of them - but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subject-matter intact.






17. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.






18. The degree of certainty required for a juror to legally find a criminal defendant guilty






19. The juror who chairs the jury during deliberations and speaks for the jury in court when announcing the verdict.






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. Formal conclusion by a judge or jury on issues of fact.






23. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.






24. 1. A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence for that crime; a prison inmate. 2. To find a person guilty of an offense by either a trial or a plea of guilty.






25. 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.






26. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.






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






28. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.






29. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.






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






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






32. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.






33. A judge's private office. A hearing in chambers takes place in the judge's office outside of the presence of the jury and the public.






34. A mutual understanding and intention between two or more parties. The writing or instrument which isevidence of an agreement. (Although often used as synonymous with contract - agreement is a broader term.)






35. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.






36. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.






37. A writ - often issued by an appellate court - making available remedies not regularly within the powers of lower courts. They include writs of habeas corpus - mandamus - prohibition and quo warranto.






38. A final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.






39. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






40. A court's recognition of the truth of basic facts without formal evidence.






41. 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.






42. The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's distribution statutes.






43. 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 .






44. Needy and poor. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court appointed attorney at public expense.






45. An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime - carries beyond preparation - but lacking execution.






46. 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.






47. Ruling or order issued by the judge granting the party's request.






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






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