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Subject : law
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1. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.






2. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.






3. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.






4. Published words or pictures that falsely and maliciously harm the reputation of a person. See DEFAMATION.






5. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree. Also the judgment given.






6. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.






7. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.






8. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.






9. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.






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






11. The court officer responsible for choosing the panel of persons to serve as potential jurors for a particular court term.






12. The act of collecting the bets of others or making odds on future gambling events.






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






14. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.






15. One who knowingly - voluntarily - and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission ofa crime. A partner in a crime.






16. The adjournment or postponement of a session - hearing - trial - or other proceeding until a future date.






17. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.






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






19. In a criminal proceeding - it is the defendant's declaration in open court that he or she is guilty or not guilty. The defendant's answer to the charges made in the indictment or information.






20. A young person who has not yet attained the age at which he or she should be treated as an adult for purposes of criminal law and other legal matters.






21. An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime - carries beyond preparation - but lacking execution.






22. The finding of the court that an act was committed with the intent of embarrassing the court - disobeying its lawful orders - or obstructing the administration of justice in some way.






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






24. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a






25. The act that caused an event to occur. A person generally is liable only if an injury was proximately caused by his or her action or by his or her failure to act when he or she had a duty to act.






26. A legally enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties made either orally or in writing. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - A legal doctrine that says if the plaintiff in a civil action for negligence also was negligent - he or she cannot recov






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






28. 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.






29. A defense attorney designated by the court to represent a defendant who does not have the funds to retain an attorney. COURT COSTS - The expenses of prosecuting or defending a lawsuit - other than the attorneys' fees. An amount of moneymay be awarded






30. Cancellation by a court of a warrant before its execution by the arrest of a defendant; also - a process by which a retired judge may be asked to sit on a particular case.






31. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.






32. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.






33. Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong. State of mind rendering a defendant incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong - such that he or shecannot be held accountable f






34. A reference to a source of legal authority. A direction to appear in court - as when a defendant is cited into court - rather than arrested.






35. A state tax on property that an heir or beneficiary under a will receives from a deceased person's estate. The heir or beneficiary pays this tax.






36. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.






37. An assault committed by one member of a household against another.






38. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).






39. A written or verbal command from a court directing or forbidding an action.






40. Having no force - legal power to bind - or validity.






41. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18 - regardless of whether they consent to the act.






42. Objection to the seating of a particular juror for a stated reason (usually bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties in the lawsuit). The judge has the discretion to deny the challenge. This differs from peremptory challenge.






43. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.






44. A report to the sentencing judge containing background information about the crime and the defendant to assist the judge in making his or her sentencing decision.






45. An oral (unwritten) will.






46. A form of legal co-ownership of property (also known as survivor ship ). At the death of one co-owner - the surviving co-owner becomes sole owner of the property.






47. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.






48. Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond - upon the promise to return to court.

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






50. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.