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Subject : law
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1. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.






2. In a trial - a foundation must be laid to establish the basis for the admissibility of certain types of evidence.






3. Begun - but not yet completed. Thus - an action is pending from its inception until the rendition of its final judgment.






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






5. An established standard - guide - or regulation.






6. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.






7. A conference between the judge and lawyers - usually in the courtroom - out of earshot of the jury and spectators.






8. To refuse a gift made in a will.






9. The facility where juvenile offenders are held in custody.






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






11. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.






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






13. To make it appear that one is guilty of a crime.






14. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






15. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.






16. A violation of law - not punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offenses are generally considered infractions.






17. The hearing given to person accused of crime - by a magistrate or judge - to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant the confinement and holding to bail the person accused.






18. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






19. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






20. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






21. To forge - to copy or imitate - without authority or right - and with the purpose to deceive or defraud - by passing off the copy as genuine.






22. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.






23. Noncriminal case in which one private individual or business sues another to protect - enforce - or redress private or civil rights.






24. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.






25. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






26. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.






27. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






28. Member of the jury.






29. The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation.






30. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.






31. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.






32. Aka DOCKET NUMBER.






33. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.






34. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






35. 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.






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






37. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






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






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






40. A court's recognition of the truth of basic facts without formal evidence.






41. 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.






42. To clean or clear - such as eliminating inactive records from court files; with respect to civil contempt - to cure the noncompliance that caused the contempt finding.






43. Any of the drugs whose production and use are regulated by law - including narcotics - stimulants - and hallucinogens.






44. 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.






45. 1. A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence for that crime; a prison inmate. 2. To find a person guilty of an offense by either a trial or a plea of guilty.






46. The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time.






47. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.






48. 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.






49. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






50. A judge's private office. A hearing in chambers takes place in the judge's office outside of the presence of the jury and the public.