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1. Attorney at law - lawyer - counselor at law.






2. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.






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






4. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.






5. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






6. Estate property that may be disposed of by a will.






7. 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.






8. The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also - the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. The opposing party is called the respondent.






9. 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






10. The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives.






11. 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.






12. Published words or pictures that falsely and maliciously harm the reputation of a person. See DEFAMATION.






13. The heading on a legal document listing the parties - the court - the case number - and related information.






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






15. 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.






16. Oral or written request made by a party to an action before - during - or after a trial asking the judge to issue a ruling or order in that party's favor.






17. 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.






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






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






20. The right to challenge a juror without assigning a reason for the challenge.






21. 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.






22. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






23. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.






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






25. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.






26. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.






27. The referral of a dispute to an impartial third person chosen by the parties to the dispute who agree in advance to abide by the arbitrator's award issued after a hearing at which both parties have an opportunity to be heard.






28. 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.






29. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






30. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.






31. The state - as in the People of the State of Florida.






32. Voluntary acknowledgment of the existence of certain facts relevant to the adversary's case.






33. The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker's final statement regarding how the will-maker wants his or her property distributed.






34. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.






35. Member of the jury.






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






37. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.






38. To make greater in value - to increase.






39. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.






40. A hearing established to re-evaluate the bail amount that was originally set for the accused.






41. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






42. The method - established normally by rules to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.






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. The hearing given to person accused of crime - by a magistrate or judge - to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant the confinement and holding to bail the person accused.






45. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.






46. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.






47. A special type of guilty plea by which a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State hasufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Source: Black's Law Dictionary(1996); North Carolina v. Alf






48. A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children.






49. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.






50. A prison or place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the term of their sentence.







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