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1. Aka SURETY BOND.






2. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.






3. Legally responsible.






4. A misdemeanor or minor offense or comparatively insignificant criminal act.






5. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






6. A legal right - exemption or immunity granted to a person - company or class - that is beyond the common advantages of other citizens.






7. A practice whereby a person or place is searched and evidence useful in the investigation and prosecution of a crime is seized or taken. The search is conducted after an order is issued by a judge.






8. An established standard - guide - or regulation.






9. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.






10. 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.






11. The willful taking and concealing of merchandise from a store or business establishment with the intention of using the goods for one's personal use without paying the purchase price.






12. A meeting between the judge and the lawyers involved in a lawsuit to narrow the issues in the suit - agree on what will be presented at the trial - and make a final effort to settle the case without a trial.






13. Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them would be unlawful.






14. 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.






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






16. A legal doctrine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other - making each liable only for his or her percentage of fault.






17. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.






18. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.






19. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






20. The right to challenge a juror without assigning a reason for the challenge.






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






22. The obligation of a party to establish by evidence a requisite degree of belief concerning a fact in the mind of the trier of fact or the court.






23. The act which produces an effect.






24. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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25. A type of sentence where the convicted criminal is ordered to spend the rest of his or her life in prison






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






27. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






28. In civil cases when it is necessary to preserve the status quo prior to trial - the court may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ordering a party to carry out a specified activity.






29. 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.






30. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.






31. Pertinent and proper to be considered in reaching a decision.






32. The loss of money or property resulting from failure to meet a legal obligation or from the illegal nature or use of the money or property.






33. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.






34. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read






35. Mental capacity of a person - especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist counsel in his or her defense.






36. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






37. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .






38. The formal statement before the court that the accused admits committing the criminal act.






39. Aka DOCKET NUMBER.






40. The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice - assistance of counsel - the right to remain silent - theright to a speedy and pub






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






42. Attorney at law - lawyer - counselor at law.






43. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.






44. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.






45. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.






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






47. A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death. CAPITAL CRIME - A crime punishable by death.






48. The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also - the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. The opposing party is called the respondent.






49. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.






50. The act of staking money - or other thing of value - on an uncertain event or outcome.







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