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Subject : law
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1. A failure to respond to a lawsuit within the specified time.






2. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.






3. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.






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






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






6. That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation - whereasslander is spoken.






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






8. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






9. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.






10. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .






11. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.






12. In a trial - a foundation must be laid to establish the basis for the admissibility of certain types of evidence.






13. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.






14. A place of confinement that is more than a police station and less than a prison. It is usually used to hold persons convicted of misdemeanors or persons awaiting trial.






15. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.






16. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.






17. Removal of a charge - responsibility or duty.






18. Recovery of land or rental property from another by legal process.






19. Specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction. The elements that must be proven are 1) that a crime has actually occurred - 2) the accused intended the crime to happen






20. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read






21. Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge.






22. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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23. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






24. Property owned in common by husband and wife each having an undivided one-half interest by reason of their marital status. For example - the earnings of one spouse during the marriage do not belong solely to that spouse; the earnings are community pr






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






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






27. 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.






28. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.






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






30. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.






31. The degree of certainty required for a juror to legally find a criminal defendant guilty






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






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






34. A formal written accusation - issued by a grand jury - charging a party with a crime.






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






36. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






37. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.






38. Authority or discretion vested in an officer whose acts partake of a judicial character.






39. Lack of capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings - to consult with counsel - and to assist in preparing a defense.






40. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.






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






42. To act in accordance with - to accept - to obey.






43. 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.






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






45. The jurisdiction of two or more courts - each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.






46. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






47. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






48. An action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries - and the prevention of threatened illegal action.






49. 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.






50. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.