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Subject : law
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1. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.






2. 1. A real or seeming incompatibility between one's private interests and one's public or fiduciary duties. 2. A real or seeming incompatibility between the interests of two of a lawyer's clients - such that the lawyer is disqualified from representin






3. An estate consists of personal property (car - household items - and other tangible items) - real property - and intangible property - such as stock certificates and bank accounts - owned in the individual name of a person at the time of the person's






4. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






5. Generally - a tax on the privilege of transferring property to others after a person's death. In addition to federal estate taxes - many states have their own estate taxes.






6. The procedure by which one or both parties disclose evidence which will be used at trial. The specific tools of discovery include depositions - interrogatories and motions for the production of documents.






7. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.






8. Opportunity for the side that opened the case to offer limited response to evidence presented during the rebuttal by the opposing side.






9. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.






10. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.






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






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






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






14. The juror who chairs the jury during deliberations and speaks for the jury in court when announcing the verdict.






15. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






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






17. A crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






18. A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case - controversy - or lawsuit.






19. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






20. 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.






21. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






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






23. A written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of a case -the pertinent laws - and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel's position.






24. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.






25. An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.






26. A person's own act - or acceptance of facts - which preclude his or her later making claims to the contrary.






27. One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes it as their official address or residence.






28. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






29. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.






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






31. The court in which a matter must first be filed.






32. A right guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution - interpreted by the federal courts; also - a right guaranteed by some other constitution (such as a state constitution).






33. The act of stopping a judicial proceeding by order of the court.






34. The judgment reached or given by a court of law.






35. An attorney who represents a person accused of committing a crime.






36. The illegal taking of an automobile without intent to deprive the owner permanently of the vehicle - often involving reckless driving.






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






38. The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.






39. To complete the legal requirements (such as signing before witnesses) that make a will valid. Also - to execute a judgment or decree means to put the final judgment of the court into effect.






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






41. 1. Property that is pledged as security against a debt. 2. A person belonging to the same ancestral stock (a relation) - but not in a direct line of descent.






42. An amendment to a will.

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






44. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.






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






46. A child who is homeless or without proper care through no fault of the parent - guardian - or custodian. DEPORTATION - The act of removing a person to another country. Order issued by an immigration judge - expelling an alien from the United States.






47. Evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered in opposition to it.






48. 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.






49. Officer of the court who files pleadings - motions - judgments - etc. - issues process - and keeps records of court proceedings.






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