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Law Vocab
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1. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.
ADOPTION
DISPOSITION
FIFTH AMENDMENT
CODICIL (kod'i-sil)
2. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts - i.e. -person qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject.
LIMITED JURISDICTION
INFORMATION
COUNT
EXPERT TESTIMONY
3. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.
BENEFICIARY
MATERIAL WITNESS
BAIL BOND
JURY BOX
4. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.
ALFORD PLEA
OBJECTION OVERRULED
SEARCH WARRANT
FAILURE TO COMPLY
5. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.
SENTENCE
RESTRAINING ORDER
PROBATE
BENCH WARRANT
6. A final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.
DISPOSITION
LEADING QUESTION
BOOKMAKING
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
7. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.
PETTY THEFT
GOOD TIME
MEMORIALIZED
REST
8. The postconviction stage in which the defendant is brought before the court for imposition of sentence.
SENTENCING
BANKRUPTCY
CALENDAR
FAILURE TO COMPLY
9. The act of not appearing in court after being presented with a subpoena or summons.
LIE DETECTOR
MAYHEM
HOMICIDE
FAILURE TO APPEAR
10. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.
CERTIFICATION
REST
PARALEGAL
ATTEMPT
11. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.
SODOMY
ACCESSORY
RECOGNIZANCE
DELIBERATION
12. The dismissal of a case - by which the same cause of action cannot be brought against thedefendant again at a later date.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
COUNTERFEIT
MANDATE
DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
13. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.
INVESTIGATION
DIRECTED VERDICT
PRETERMITTED CHILD
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
14. An action between two or more persons in the courts of law - not a criminal matter.
ASSAULT
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
SLANDER
LAWSUIT
15. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.
ROBBERY
REMITTITUR
AGENT
SERVE A SENTENCE
16. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.
PRETERMITTED SPOUSE
CUMULATIVE SENTENCES
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
BURGLARY
17. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.
INTESTATE
ON A PERSON'S OWN RECOGNIZANCE
CERTIFIED
APPELLEE
18. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.
DISMISS
CAUSE OF ACTION
OFFENSE
GRAND THEFT
19. One who commits a crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.
STATUS OFFENDERS
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
OFFENDER
CODICIL (kod'i-sil)
20. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.
COMPLAINANT
MOOT
JUVENILE
GRAND JURY
21. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).
DISBARMENT
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
EXECUTOR
ILLEGAL
22. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
PENALTY
BATTERY
FILE
23. Ill will - hatred - or hostility by one person toward another which may prompt the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.
MITIGATING FACTORS
MALICE
COMMON LAW
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
24. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
ENHANCE
SEPARATION
GLUE SNIFFING
25. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18 - regardless of whether they consent to the act.
PARALEGAL
STATUTORY RAPE
BRIBE
INJUNCTION
26. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.
LEVY
RECUSE
BOND
DOCKET NUMBER
27. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.
MOOT
CHARGE TO THE JURY
FOSTER CARE
INDICTMENT
28. The act of inhaling glue in order 'to get high'.
GLUE SNIFFING
FAILURE TO COMPLY
INFRACTION
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
29. The person who sets up a trust.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
GRANTOR OR SETTLOR
PROBABLE CAUSE
FAIR HEARING
30. A second examination of a witness by the counsel who called the witness to testify. This examination is usually focused on certain matters that were discussed by the opposing counsel's examination.
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE
ATTACHMENT
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
31. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.
FORGERY
GUILTY
ORAL ARGUMENT
EMBEZZLE
32. Judicial officer having strictly limited jurisdiction exercising some of the functions of a judge.
MAGISTRATE
AFFIDAVIT
REASONABLE PERSON
FINDING
33. Evidence which might unfairly sway the judge or jury to one side or the other.
CERTIFIED
FIREARM
JUVENILE WAIVER
PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE
34. Test to determine content of alcohol in one arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor by analyzing a breath sample.
SELF-DEFENSE
CASE LAW
BREATHALYZER TEST
JURY BOX
35. 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
BODY ATTACHMENT
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
COMMITMENT ORDER
OPINION
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.
LAW
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
37. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.
NOTICE TO PRODUCE
DIVERSION
CONDITIONAL RELEASE
PRECEDENT
38. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
PROBATION OFFICER
ASSIGNEE
DETENTION HEARING
39. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.
HEARING - CONTESTED
JURY
EXHIBIT
STANDARD OF PROOF
40. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.
EQUAL PROTECTION
NOMINAL PARTY
DEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
41. The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also - the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.
JUDICIAL REVIEW
ALFORD PLEA
INTERLOCUTORY
REPLEVIN
42. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.
ACQUITTAL
MURDER
EQUITABLE ACTION
ACCUSATION
43. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
DISMISS
PROBATION OFFICER
KNOWINGLY
44. In criminal trial - a witness whose testimony is crucial to either the defense or prosecution.
MEMORIALIZED
MATERIAL WITNESS
SEQUESTRATION OF WITNESSES
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
45. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.
RECIDIVISM
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
BREACH
46. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.
ALLEGATION
INJUNCTION
CRIMINAL SUMMONS
EXONERATE
47. To make greater in value - to increase.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
AUTO TAMPERING
PATERNITY
ENHANCE
48. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.
JOINT VENTURE
FIND GUILTY
CALENDAR
HARASSMENT
49. 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.
ARREST OF JUDGMENT
PARTY
INDIGENT
CHARGING DOCUMENT
50. A report to the sentencing judge containing background information about the crime and the defendant to assist the judge in making his or her sentencing decision.
DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
ACCORD
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
INTESTATE SUCCESSION