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Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formal notification to the party that has been sued in a civil case of the fact that the lawsuit has been filed. Also - any form of notification of a legal proceeding.






2. Issues and claims capable of being properly examined in court.






3. 1. Arrest record. A written account listing all the instances in which a person has been arrested. 2. A form completed by a police officer when a person is arrested.






4. Legally responsible.






5. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.






6. Pertinent and proper to be considered in reaching a decision.






7. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.






8. The dismissal of a case - by which the same cause of action cannot be brought against thedefendant again at a later date.






9. The procedure where the accused is brought before the court to hear the criminal charge(s) against him or her and to enter a plea of either guilty - not guilty or no contest.






10. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.






11. Procedure by which mortgaged property is sold on default of the mortgagor in satisfaction of mortgage debt.






12. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.






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






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






15. An obligation signed by the accused to secure his or her presence at the trial. This obligation means that the accused may lose money by not properly appearing for the trial. Often referred to simply as bond.






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






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






18. Oral or anal copulation between humans - or between humans or animals.






19. A defense to criminal charges alleging that agents of the government induced a person to commit a crime he or she otherwise would not have committed.






20. A misdemeanor or minor offense or comparatively insignificant criminal act.






21. Punishment - civil or criminal - generally referring to payment of money.






22. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






23. The physical location where the defense and prosecuting parties are seated throughout the duration of the trial.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Formal authorization of a person to act in the interest of another person.






28. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.






29. To overthrow - to vacate - to annul or make void.






30. To determine finally.






31. 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.)






32. The party who complains or sues; one who applies to the court for legal redress. Also called the plaintiff.






33. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.






34. A court officer who has charge of a court session in the matter of keeping order and has custody of the jury.






35. The performance or agreement to perform a sexual act for hire.






36. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.






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






38. A machine which records by a needle on a graph varying emotional disturbances when answering questions truly or falsely - as indicated by fluctuations in blood pressure - perspiration.respiration






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






40. The initial statement made by attorneys for each side - outlining the facts each intends to establish during the trial.






41. Dying without a will.






42. Voluntary statement made by one who is a defendant in a criminal trial - which - if true - discloses his or her guilt.






43. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.






44. The process of photographing - fingerprinting - and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.






45. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.






46. Another term for arraignment.






47. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






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






49. Removal of a charge - responsibility or duty.






50. Representation of some fact or circumstance which is not true and is calculated to mislead - whereby a person obtains another's money or goods.