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1. 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.






2. An amendment to a will.

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3. A concept applied by courts in product liability cases in which a seller is liable for any and all defective or hazardous products which unduly threaten a consumer's personal safety.






4. 1. One who administers the estate of a person who dies without a will. 2. A court official.






5. An official or formal statement of facts or proceedings.






6. Nonphysical items such as stock certificates - bonds - bank accounts - and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.






7. 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.






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






9. 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






10. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.






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






12. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.






13. Strict legal rights of the parties; a decision 'on the merits' is one that reaches the right(s) of a party - as distinguished from disposition of a case on a ground not reaching the right(s) raised in an action;






14. A police identification procedure by which the suspect to a crime is exhibited - along with others - before the victim or witness to determine if the victim or witness can identify the committed the crime.suspect as the person who






15. A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked be cross-examined by the party who calls him or be cross-examined by the party who calls him or leading questions and may her to






16. 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.






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






18. 1. An act of omission or commission in violation of law which carries criminal consequences. 2. Criminal activity in general relating to a specific time or place.






19. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.






20. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.






21. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.






22. Writ or order by a court prohibiting a specific action from being carried out by a person or group.






23. For the judge or jury to determine and declare the guilt of the defendant.






24. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.






25. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities






26. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.






27. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.






28. 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.






29. A method of determining whether a person is intoxicated using a motor skills test which is administered by testing the driver's speaking ability and/or physical coordination.






30. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.






31. An assault committed by one member of a household against another.






32. A murder committed during the commission of a felony such as robbery - burglary - or kidnapping.






33. 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.






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






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






36. A crime composed of some - but not all - of the elements of a greater crime; commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser included offense.






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






38. A court order requiring that some action be taken - or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief - such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.






39. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.






40. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.






41. An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; in criminal law - conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.






42. Mutual or successive relationships to the same right of property - or the same interest of one person with another which represents the same legal right.






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






44. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.






45. That which - under the rules of evidence - cannot be admitted as evidence in a trial or hearing.






46. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.






47. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a






48. Illegal sex acts performed against a minor by a parent - guardian - relative or acquaintance.






49. The time within a plaintiff must begin a lawsuit (in civil cases) or a prosecutor must bring charges (in criminal cases). There are different statutes of limitations at both the federal and state levels for different kinds of lawsuits or crimes.






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







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