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1. Dying without a will.






2. Punishment - civil or criminal - generally referring to payment of money.






3. Provisional; not final. An interlocutory order or an interlocutory appeal concerns only a part of the issues raised in a lawsuit. Compare to decree .






4. The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker's final statement regarding how the will-maker wants his or her property distributed.






5. A hearing held for the purpose of deciding issues or fact of law that both parties are disputing.






6. Formal authorization of a person to act in the interest of another person.






7. Procedure by which mortgaged property is sold on default of the mortgagor in satisfaction of mortgage debt.






8. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.






9. Estate property that may be disposed of by a will.






10. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






11. 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.






12. A lawyer appointed or elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective judicial districts. See PROSECUTOR.






13. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.






14. To obtain customers for a whore or prostitute. One who obtains customers for a whore or prostitute.






15. 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.






16. To take into one's family the child of another and give him or her the rights - privileges - and duties of a child and heir.






17. The state - as in the People of the State of Florida.






18. A crime of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor - usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year and/or substantial fines.






19. To determine finally.






20. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.






21. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






22. A formal - written application to the court requesting judicial action on some matter.






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






24. An amendment to a will.

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25. To put off or delay a court hearing.






26. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.






27. To advise or caution. For example the Court may caution or admonish counsel for wrong practices.






28. Ordinarily refers to a summary proceeding for restoring possession of land to one who has been wrongfully deprived of possession.






29. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






30. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.






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






32. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






33. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps them agree on a settlement.






34. An order of the court. A final decree is one that fully and finally disposes of the litigation. Aninterlocutory decree is a preliminary order that often disposes of only part of a lawsuit.






35. The process of photographing - fingerprinting - and recording identifying data of a suspect. This process follows the arrest.






36. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.






37. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.






38. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.






39. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.






40. An established standard - guide - or regulation.






41. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.






42. Officer of the court who files pleadings - motions - judgments - etc. - issues process - and keeps records of court proceedings.






43. 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.






44. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.






45. A second examination of a witness by the opposing counsel after the second examination (or redirect examination) by the counsel who called the witness to testify is completed.






46. A person who directs a commission; a member of a commission. The officer in charge of a department or bureau of a public service.






47. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






48. To annul or make void by recalling or taking back.






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






50. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.







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