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Subject : law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Violation of a professional duty to act with reasonable care and in good faith without fraud or collusion.






2. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






3. A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. A person who initiates a lawsuit against another. Also called the complainant.






7. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






8. Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.






9. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






10. 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.






11. The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.






12. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






13. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.






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






15. A lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group.






16. An error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and (prejudicial) to be reversed on appeal.






17. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






18. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.






19. To support with evidence or authority; make more certain.






20. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






21. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.






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






23. Dying without a will.






24. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.






25. State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as intestacy laws.






26. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps lower tensions - improve communications - and explore possible solutions. Conciliation is similar to mediation - but it may be less






27. An open act showing the intent to commit a crime.






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






29. Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start.






30. A private person (who is not necessarily a lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place - either for some particular purpose - as to do a specific act - or for the transaction of business in general - not of legal character. This authorit






31. A formal written document filed by the prosecutor detailing the criminal charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment - it serves to bring a defendant to trial.






32. An alternative to incarceration where an individual is confined to his or her home and monitored electronically.






33. The specific place in the courtroom where the jury sits during the trial.






34. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.






35. To clean or clear - such as eliminating inactive records from court files; with respect to civil contempt - to cure the noncompliance that caused the contempt finding.






36. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.






37. Crime in which the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident without identifying himself or herself.






38. Any behavior - contrary to law - which disturbs the public peace or decorum - scandalizes the community - or shocks the public sense of morality.






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






40. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.






41. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.






42. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.






43. A form of legal co-ownership of property (also known as survivor ship ). At the death of one co-owner - the surviving co-owner becomes sole owner of the property.






44. 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.






45. Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure his or her appearance in court. Bail and Bond are often used interchangeably.






46. A written direction or command delivered by a court or judge.






47. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.






48. The operation of a vehicle in an impaired state after consuming alcohol that when tested is above the state's legal alcohol limit.






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






50. 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.