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Law Vocab
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1. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.
DETENTION HEARING
BENCH TRIAL
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
HOME MONITORING
2. In criminal law - the hearing at which a judge determines whether there is sufficient evidence against a person charged with a crime to hold him or her for trial.
JURY
INITIAL APPEARANCE
ALFORD PLEA
QUASH
3. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.
CORROBORATION
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
BREATHALYZER TEST
OFFENSE
4. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.
NOTICE TO PRODUCE
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
CIVIL ACTION
5. 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.
INFORMANT
BAR
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
REVERSIBLE ERROR
6. The person who administers an estate. If named in a will - that person's title is an executor . If there is no valid will - that person's title is an administrator.
EXTRADITION
LEGAL AID
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
GRAND THEFT
7. Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them would be unlawful.
LIE DETECTOR
ACTION
ARREST
INCEST
8. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.
GAMBLING
BURGLARY
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
CERTIFIED
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
INITIAL APPEARANCE
HOSPITAL WARRANT
CERTIFICATION
COURT
10. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.
COURT
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
OBJECTION
BEST EVIDENCE
11. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.
BOOKING NUMBER
COLLATERAL
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
MAYHEM
12. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.
STATUS OFFENDERS
LAW
BAIL REVIEW
EQUITY
13. Violation of a professional duty to act with reasonable care and in good faith without fraud or collusion.
ACQUIT
MALPRACTICE
LEASE
RAPE
14. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
MERITS
JUROR - ALTERNATE
COSTS
15. A conference between the judge and lawyers - usually in the courtroom - out of earshot of the jury and spectators.
DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
ATTACHMENT
SIDEBAR
REPLEVIN
16. The performance or agreement to perform a sexual act for hire.
DRUNK DRIVING
PROSTITUTION
REST
FILE
17. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.
PROBATION OFFICER
CRIME
REFEREE
LEADING QUESTION
18. An alternative to incarceration where an individual is confined to his or her home and monitored electronically.
QUASI JUDICIAL
HOME MONITORING
MALPRACTICE
NOMINAL PARTY
19. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
AGGRAVATING FACTORS
REGULATION
FALSE ARREST
20. A judgment entered against a party who fails to appear in court - respond to the charges - or does not comply with an order - especially an order to provide or permit discovery.
PRESUMPTION
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
CRIMINAL SUMMONS
LITIGATION
21. 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.
COLLATERAL
STATEMENT - CLOSING
RELEVANT
RECALL
22. The act of collecting the bets of others or making odds on future gambling events.
DEFAMATION
CALLING THE DOCKET
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
BOOKMAKING
23. Needy and poor. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court appointed attorney at public expense.
INDIGENT
BIAS
CONTEMPT OF COURT
COURT - NIGHT
24. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.
EXPERT TESTIMONY
COURT - TRAFFIC
GUARDIAN
MAGISTRATE
25. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.
HEARSAY
LYNCHING
ALLEGATION
POSTPONEMENT
26. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.
HARASSMENT
BOOKMAKING
EXHIBIT - PEOPLE'S
SECURED DEBT
27. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.
OBJECTION OVERRULED
CHANGE OF VENUE
JUROR - ALTERNATE
REDRESS
28. The section of a courthouse in which the judge presides over the proceedings.
FORFEIT
EXPUNGEMENT
COURTROOM
APPELLEE
29. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.
NO-CONTEST CLAUSE
NO BILL
REVERSIBLE ERROR
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE
30. 1. Defendant's statement of a reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case against defendant -especially a defendant's answer - denial - or plea. 2. Defendant's method and strategy in opposing the plaintiff or theprosecution. 3. One or mo
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
COMPLY
INDECENT EXPOSURE
DEFENSE
31. Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
LENIENCY
CAPTION
EVIDENCE
JUDICIAL NOTICE
32. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.
REAL PROPERTY
ACCESSORY
ADJUDICATION
NON-CAPITAL CASE
33. 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
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
JUDGE
PEOPLE (PROSECUTION)
ESTATE
34. The act - after a jury verdict has been announced - of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.
ABANDONMENT
HUNG JURY
EXAMINATION - DIRECT
POLLING THE JURY
35. An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
36. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.
COLLATERAL
BOOKING
OVERRULE
APPELLANT
37. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
REVERSIBLE ERROR
RELEVANT
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
38. An imaginary situation - incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence - upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
OPINION
AGENT
39. Body of federal or state law dealing with procedural aspects of trial for criminal cases.
PREJUDICE
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PENALTY
OFFENDER
40. The initial statement made by attorneys for each side - outlining the facts each intends to establish during the trial.
MALPRACTICE
OPENING ARGUMENT
CERTIFICATION
DAMAGES
41. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.
DAMAGES
GOOD CAUSE
OFFENSE
SHERIFF
42. An order made by a court having competent jurisdiction. Rules of court are either general or special; the former are the regulations by which the practice of the court is governed - the latter are special orders made in particular cases.
PREJUDICE
GLUE SNIFFING
PRESUMPTION OF LAW
RULE OF COURT
43. A mutual understanding and intention between two or more parties. The writing or instrument which isevidence of an agreement. (Although often used as synonymous with contract - agreement is a broader term.)
AGREEMENT
INDECENT EXPOSURE
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
ARBITRATION
44. A court in which the proceedings are recorded - transcribed - and maintained as permanent records.
CAPTION
STATUS OFFENDERS
ON A PERSON'S OWN RECOGNIZANCE
COURT OF RECORD
45. A pretrial discovery device by which one party questions the other party or a witness for the other party. It usually takes place in the office of one of the lawyers - in the presence of a court reporter - who transcribes what is said. Questions are
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
CONTRACT
DEPOSITION
DECREE
46. 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.
COMPOSITE DRAWING
COURT ORDER
COMPLAINT
STRICT LIABILITY
47. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
CONDEMNATION
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
SPEEDY TRIAL
SHOW CAUSE
48. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.
DETENTION FACILITY
MANSLAUGHTER - VOLUNTARY
APPELLANT
OBJECTION
49. Juvenile found to have committed a status offense rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency. Typical status offenses are habitual truancy - violating a curfew - or running away from home. These are not crimes - but t
MOTION DENIED
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
50. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.
ABANDONMENT
PRELIMINARY HEARING
STIPULATE
ANNOTATION