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1. 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.






2. 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).






3. That which - under the rules of evidence - cannot be admitted as evidence in a trial or hearing.






4. 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.






5. A belief in the American legal system which states that all people accused of a criminal act are considered not to have committed the crime until the evidence leaves no doubt in the mind of the court or the jury .






6. The act of not following an order that is directed by the court.






7. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.






8. Cancellation by a court of a warrant before its execution by the arrest of a defendant; also - a process by which a retired judge may be asked to sit on a particular case.






9. Another term for arraignment.






10. An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.






11. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






12. A court order directing that an individual be kept in custody - usually in a penal or mental facility.






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






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






15. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.






16. 1. Defendant's statement of a reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case against defendant -especially a defendant's answer - denial - or plea. 2. Defendant's method and strategy in opposing the plaintiff or theprosecution. 3. One or mo






17. An order of the court requiring all witnesses to remain outside the courtroom until each is called to testify - except the plaintiff or defendant. The witnesses are ordered not to discuss their testimony with each other and may be held in contempt if






18. 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.






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






20. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.






21. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






22. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.






23. The unlawful killing of one human being by another.






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






25. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.






26. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.






27. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.






28. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.






29. 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.






30. Pre-trial release based on the person's own promise that he or she will show up for trial (no bond required). Also referred to as release on own recognizance or ROR.






31. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






32. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






33. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






34. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.






35. A legal right - exemption or immunity granted to a person - company or class - that is beyond the common advantages of other citizens.






36. A meeting between the judge and the lawyers involved in a lawsuit to narrow the issues in the suit - agree on what will be presented at the trial - and make a final effort to settle the case without a trial.






37. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






38. A lawsuit.






39. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






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






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






42. Written or oral pledge by a witness to speak the truth.






43. The constitutional prohibition under the Fifth Amendment against a person being put on trial more than once for the same offense.






44. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.






45. The initial appearance of an arrested person before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for his or her arrest. Generally the person comes before a judge within hours of the arrest - and are informed of the charges against him or her






46. 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.






47. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






48. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






49. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






50. Body of federal or state law dealing with procedural aspects of trial for criminal cases.







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