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Subject : law
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1. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.






2. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.






3. Mutual or successive relationships to the same right of property - or the same interest of one person with another which represents the same legal right.






4. Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing party must provide written answers.






5. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.






6. An undisclosed person who confidentially discloses material information of a crime to the police - which is usually done in exchange for a reward or special treatment.






7. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






8. A court in which the proceedings are recorded - transcribed - and maintained as permanent records.






9. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.






10. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






11. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.






12. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






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






14. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest






15. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .






16. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov






17. Dying without a will.






18. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a






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






20. To forge - to copy or imitate - without authority or right - and with the purpose to deceive or defraud - by passing off the copy as genuine.






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






22. 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.






23. Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.






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






25. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.






26. A listing of all the criminal convictions against an individual.






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.






31. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.






32. Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.






33. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.






34. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.






35. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.






36. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.






37. Additional juror impaneled in case of sickness or disability of another juror.






38. Stealing or theft.






39. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.






40. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.






41. 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.






42. Placing a convicted defendant on conditional probation - the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction






43. 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.






44. 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.)






45. Asserted to be true as depicted or a person who is accused but has not yet been tried in court.






46. The distinctive pattern of lines on human fingertips that are used as a method of identification in criminal cases.






47. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.






48. A legal doctrine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other - making each liable only for his or her percentage of fault.






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






50. 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