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Subject : law
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1. A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure.






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. 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.






4. The voluntary transfer - by a debtor - of all property to a trustee for thebenefit of all of his or her creditors.






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.






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






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).






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.






9. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.






10. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






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.






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.






13. An oral (unwritten) will.






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.






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






16. Official and formal erasure of a record or partial contents of a record.






17. A hallowed principle of criminal law that a person is innocent of a crime until proven guilty.






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






19. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.






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.






21. An order commanding an accused to appear in court.






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






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.






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






25. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.






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






27. Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.






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






29. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.






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.






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.






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.






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






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.






36. The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit.






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






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.






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.






40. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.






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






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






43. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






44. Evidence which might unfairly sway the judge or jury to one side or the other.






45. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






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.






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






48. To lose - or lose the right to.






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






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