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Subject : law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An action between two or more persons in the courts of law - not a criminal matter.






2. 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.






3. A formal written accusation - issued by a grand jury - charging a party with a crime.






4. Proof of facts by witnesses who saw acts done or heard words spoken.






5. To refuse a gift made in a will.






6. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.






7. A hearing established to re-evaluate the bail amount that was originally set for the accused.






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






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






10. A writ - often issued by an appellate court - making available remedies not regularly within the powers of lower courts. They include writs of habeas corpus - mandamus - prohibition and quo warranto.






11. A general term for an action - cause - suit - or controversy brought before the court for resolution.






12. A lawsuit - litigation - or action. Any question - civil or criminal - litigated or contested before a court of justice.






13. An order requiring a person to appear in court and present reasons why a certain order - judgment - or decree should not be issued.






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






17. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.






18. The judgment reached or given by a court of law.






19. Written or oral pledge by a witness to speak the truth.






20. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.






21. Trial in which a jury decides issues of fact as opposed to trial only before a judge.






22. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.






23. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.






24. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






25. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






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






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






28. Immorality. An element of crimes inherently bad - as opposed to crimes bad merely because they are forbidden by statute.






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






30. Judicial officer having strictly limited jurisdiction exercising some of the functions of a judge.






31. A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money - in the possession of another (the garnishee) - is applied to the debts of the debtor - such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.






32. The seat occupied by judges in courts.






33. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.






34. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.






35. Having addressed any matter in writing.






36. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.






37. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






38. Lie detector test and the apparatus for conducting the test.






39. The constitutional prohibition under the Fifth Amendment against a person being put on trial more than once for the same offense.






40. Recovery of land or rental property from another by legal process.






41. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






42. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






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






44. The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his or her conviction by imposing a punishment to be inflicted either in the form of a fine - incarceration or probation.






45. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






46. A judge's decision not to allow an objection. A decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was wrong.






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






48. Process by which a court seeks to interpret the meaning and scope of legislation.






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






50. Substantial reason - one that affords a legal excuse.