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Subject : law
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1. 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






2. An aggravated unlawful assault in which there is threat to do bodily harmwithout justification or excuse by use of any instrument calculated to do serious bodily harm or cause death.






3. 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.






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






5. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.






6. 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






7. Evidence which tends to indicate that a defendant did not commit the alleged crime.






8. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.






9. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






10. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






11. 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.






12. An individual appointed by the court to oversee administrative matters.






13. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.






14. The final decision of the court - resolving the dispute; an opinion; an award of damages.






15. Standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. It governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case.






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






17. The seat occupied by judges in courts.






18. 1. A statement of acceptance of responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.






19. 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.






20. Facts that do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






21. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.






22. 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.






23. A party is said to rest or rest its case when it has presented all the evidence it intends to offer.






24. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.






25. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






26. Confidential communications to certain persons that are protected by law against any disclosure - including forced disclosure in legal proceedings.






27. A document containing background material on a convicted person. It is prepared to guide the judge in the imposition of a sentence. Sometimes called a pre-sentence report.






28. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






29. 1. In a criminal case - the person accused of the crime. 2. In a civil case - the person being sued.






30. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






31. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






32. Member of the jury.






33. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.






34. Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial.






35. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.






36. The transfer of a state case to federal court for trial; in civil cases - because the parties are from different states; in criminal and some civil cases - because there is a significant possibility that there could not be a fair trial in state court






37. 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.






38. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval - means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.






39. Synonymous with reversible error ; an error which warrants the appellate court in reversing the judgment before it.






40. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.






41. Fatherhood.






42. A person who is the liable party in paying the bond for the defendant's release from jail.






43. 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.






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






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






46. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






47. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.






48. A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters.






49. The jury or the judge must determine that the defendant - because of mental disease or defect - could not form the intent required to commit the offense.






50. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that