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1. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






2. An offensive touching or use of force on one's spouse without the spouse's consent.






3. Legal document issued by a court that shows an administrator's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.






4. Legal dissolution of a marriage by a court. Also termed dissolutionof marriage.






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






6. A court order requiring that some action be taken - or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief - such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.






7. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






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






9. An amendment to a will.

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10. To change - correct - revise - improve - modify - or alter.






11. One who has authority to act for another.






12. The distinctive pattern of lines on human fingertips that are used as a method of identification in criminal cases.






13. A trust that the grantor may change or revoke.






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






15. The voluntary transfer - by a debtor - of all property to a trustee for thebenefit of all of his or her creditors.






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






17. The act of bringing to an end; termination. The dissolution of a marriage or other relationship.






18. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.






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






20. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






21. 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






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






23. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest






24. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.






25. The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority - derived from court decisions - and established by local custom.






26. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.






27. The CFR is the annual listing of executive agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register - and the regulations issued previously which are still in effect. The CFR contains regulatory laws governing practice and procedure before federal






28. To give a gift to someone through a will.






29. The specific place in the courtroom where the jury sits during the trial.






30. Crime in which the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident without identifying himself or herself.






31. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.






32. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






33. Test to determine content of alcohol in one arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor by analyzing a breath sample.






34. The area of a state or federal prison where criminals who are sentenced to death are confined until their sentence is commuted or carried out.






35. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.






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






37. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.






38. The court transfer of legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person - agency - or institution. It may be temporary or permanent.






39. A chronological summary of all official records and recorded documents affecting the title to aparcel of real property.






40. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.






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






42. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.






43. To make greater in value - to increase.






44. A lawsuit.






45. 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.






46. An obligation signed by the accused to secure his or her presence at the trial. This obligation means that the accused may lose money by not properly appearing for the trial. Often referred to simply as bond.






47. The written statements of fact and law filed by the parties to a lawsuit.






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






49. Public official charged with duty to make inquiry into the causes and circumstances of any death which occurs through violence or suddenly - with marks of suspicion.






50. An error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and (prejudicial) to be reversed on appeal.






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