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Law Vocab
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1. A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure.
FILE
DISSENT
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
APPELLATE COURT
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
ESCROW
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CODICIL (kod'i-sil)
JUVENILE
3. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.
ADMISSION
PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
LIMITED JURISDICTION
BENCH WARRANT
4. The voluntary transfer - by a debtor - of all property to a trustee for thebenefit of all of his or her creditors.
MIRANDA RIGHTS
AFFIRMED
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
SENTENCE - SUSPENDED
5. 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.
ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY
PUBLIC DEFENDER
EXHIBIT - PEOPLE'S
OF COUNSEL
6. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest
STANDARD OF PROOF
ATTACHMENT
JUDGMENT
FIRST APPEARANCE
7. 1. One who has been convicted of a criminal offense. 2. That which is connected with the law of crimes; That which has the character of a crime (criminal justice; criminal intent).
CRIMINAL
MORAL TURPITUDE
GENERAL JURISDICTION
RESTITUTION
8. 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.
COUNTERFEIT
PROBATION
CRIME
ARBITRATION
9. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.
COMMIT
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
REVERSE
RULE
10. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
CHIEF JUDGE
ON A PERSON'S OWN RECOGNIZANCE
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
11. An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g. - to extend the time to answer - to adjourn the trial date - or to admit certain facts at the trial.
STIPULATE
PATENT
COURT REPORTER
MEMORIALIZED
12. A sentence imposed for the commission of a crime whereby a convicted criminal offender is released into the community - usually under conditions and under the supervision of a probation officer - instead of incarceration.
PROBATION
LAW
CRIMINAL INSANITY
FELONY
13. An oral (unwritten) will.
ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE
ACCESSORY
NUNCUPATIVE WILL
INCOMPETENCY
14. 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.
HOLDING CELL
LIE DETECTOR
BRIEF
BAIL REVIEW
15. A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case - controversy - or lawsuit.
POUR-OVER WILL
REHEARING
IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS
LITIGANT
16. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
FILE
EXPUNGEMENT
CLASS ACTION
17. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
REMOVAL
FRAUD
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
18. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
CIVIL PROCEDURE
CRIMINAL CASE
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
19. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.
MALFEASANCE
GROUNDS
ESTOPPEL
GLUE SNIFFING
20. The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's distribution statutes.
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
MOTION GRANTED
FOURTH AMENDMENT
RECORD
21. An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
ESTATE
PROSECUTION
BENCH TRIAL
CRIMINAL SUMMONS
22. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.
CONSERVATORSHIP
LIMITED JURISDICTION
SETTLOR
REMITTITUR
23. The breaking or violating of a law - right - obligation - or duty either by doing an act or failing to do an act. BREAKING AND ENTERING - Breaking and entering a dwelling of another in nighttime with intent to commit a felony therein.
BREACH
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
FOUNDATION
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
24. The initial appearance of an arrested person before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for his or her arrest. Generally the person comes before a judge within hours of the arrest - and are informed of the charges against him or her
FIRST APPEARANCE
COURT REPORTER
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
CORROBORATE
25. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.
MOOT
SELF-INCRIMINATION
LEVY
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
26. The court in which a matter must first be filed.
CHANGE OF VENUE
STATUS OFFENDERS
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
DEFENSE
27. Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.
CORROBORATING EVIDENCE
JEOPARDY
SENTENCE - CONCURRENT
COMMISSIONER
28. To support with evidence or authority; make more certain.
REAL PROPERTY
RECALL
CORROBORATE
AMENDMENT
29. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.
RAPE
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
EVIDENCE
30. 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.
BENEFICIARY
ESCROW
EXECUTE
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
31. 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.
GRAND JURY
EQUITABLE ACTION
JAIL
REJOINDER
32. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.
INADMISSIBLE
BAR
REMAND
COURT - TRAFFIC
33. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
JUDICIAL NOTICE
COMPLAINT
34. An assistant lawyer to the state's attorney.
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35. Legal document issued by a court that shows an administrator's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.
HOME MONITORING
PLEA
SHERIFF
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
36. The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit.
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
GOOD CAUSE
EXPERT TESTIMONY
PLEADINGS
37. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.
BIFURCATE
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
HARASSMENT
ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED
38. To willfully take or convert to one's own use - another's money or property - which the wrongdoer initially acquired lawfully - because of some office - employment - or some position of trust.
FIDELITY BOND
BAR EXAMINATION
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
EMBEZZLE
39. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.
FIFTH AMENDMENT
FINE
PETTY THEFT
PARALEGAL
40. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.
CORROBORATION
OBJECTION SUSTAINED
LIABILITY
ESTATE TAX
41. 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
PROBABLE CAUSE
PARTY
OPINION
COURT ORDER
42. Sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively - rather than concurrently. CUSTODY - 1. The care and control of a thing or person for inspection - preservation - or security. 2. The care - control - and maintenance of a child awarded by a cour
EQUITABLE ACTION
GENERAL JURISDICTION
CUMULATIVE SENTENCES
AMENDMENT
43. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.
JURY - HUNG
CONSPIRACY
REPLY
DECISION
44. Evidence which might unfairly sway the judge or jury to one side or the other.
FAMILY ALLOWANCE
ALFORD PLEA
PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
45. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.
JUROR - ALTERNATE
PARTY
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
GRANTOR OR SETTLOR
46. A phrase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises qualities of attention - knowledge - intelligence - and judgment that society requires of its members for the protection of his or her own interest and the interests of others.
REASONABLE PERSON
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
APPELLATE COURT
EXTORTION
47. A person's own act - or acceptance of facts - which preclude his or her later making claims to the contrary.
MERITS
ESTOPPEL
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
48. To lose - or lose the right to.
FORFEIT
PROXIMATE CAUSE
CONDEMNATION
DETENTION FACILITY
49. Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong. State of mind rendering a defendant incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong - such that he or shecannot be held accountable f
OVERT ACT
COSTS
CRIMINAL INSANITY
INJUNCTION
50. The degree of certainty required for a juror to legally find a criminal defendant guilty
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
SECURED DEBT
EXPUNGEMENT
REASONABLE DOUBT - BEYOND A