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Law Vocab
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1. A person's own act - or acceptance of facts - which preclude his or her later making claims to the contrary.
DISBARMENT
COUNTY JAIL
ESTOPPEL
ENTER A GUILTY PLEA
2. A person having a legal relationship of trust and confidence to another and having a duty to act primarily for the others benefit - e.g. - a guardian - trustee - or executor.
REMOVAL
BODY ATTACHMENT
FIDUCIARY
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
3. A violation of law - not punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offenses are generally considered infractions.
CHANGE OF VENUE
INTERROGATORIES
NO BILL
INFRACTION
4. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.
REGULATION
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
COUNSEL TABLE
SHOW CAUSE
5. 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.
DOMICILE
OBJECTION SUSTAINED
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
6. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
AGGRAVATED BATTERY
CRIMINAL INSANITY
7. The method - established normally by rules to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.
COURT REPORTER
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
STANDING
PROCEDURAL LAW
8. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.
AFFIANT
COSTS
RULE OF COURT
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
9. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
NON-CAPITAL CASE
LEWD CONDUCT
DOCKET
10. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.
HEARING - PRELIMINARY
REAL PROPERTY
MAGISTRATE
FIDUCIARY
11. A proceeding in which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment or information. The charge is read to him or her and he or she is asked to plead guilty or not guilty or - where permitted - nolo contende
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
ARRAIGNMENT
COUNTY JAIL
MAGISTRATE
12. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.
GROUNDS
ALLEGATION
ARREST
GOOD CAUSE
13. The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.
ABSTRACTACT
JURY TRIAL
PARDON
EXCLUSIONARY RULE
14. The initial appearance of an arrested person before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for his or her arrest. Generally the person comes before a judge within hours of the arrest - and are informed of the charges against him or her
BANKRUPT
COURT OF RECORD
FIRST APPEARANCE
HEARING - CONTESTED
15. An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.
BENEFICIARY
FOURTH AMENDMENT
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
EXPUNGEMENT
16. Attorney at law - lawyer - counselor at law.
BANKRUPTCY
OFFENSE
ATTORNEY
CLERK OF COURT
17. A determination of guilt which is the result of a trial or entry of a plea of guilty or nol contendere (no contest) - regardless of whether adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence was suspended - deferred - or withheld.
CRIMINAL CASE
CONVICTION
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
ALLEGED
18. 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.
PRECEDENT
CONFISCATE
CRIME
REJOINDER
19. A person - business - or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.
GENERAL JURISDICTION
RESTRAINING ORDER
DETENTION FACILITY
PARTY
20. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.
RELEVANT
BENCH WARRANT
JUDICIAL NOTICE
REVERSE
21. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.
REVERSIBLE ERROR
SELF-INCRIMINATION
FINDING
SENTENCE
22. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.
SANCTION
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
ARREST OF JUDGMENT
PLEA
23. 1. Defendant's statement of a reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case against defendant -especially a defendant's answer - denial - or plea. 2. Defendant's method and strategy in opposing the plaintiff or theprosecution. 3. One or mo
BAIL REVIEW
PETITIONER
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
DEFENSE
24. Having no force - legal power to bind - or validity.
SENTENCE - SUSPENDED
NULL AND VOID
DISCLAIM
CONSERVATORSHIP
25. Sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively - rather than concurrently. CUSTODY - 1. The care and control of a thing or person for inspection - preservation - or security. 2. The care - control - and maintenance of a child awarded by a cour
DIRECT EVIDENCE
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
PLEA BARGAIN
CUMULATIVE SENTENCES
26. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
FIDUCIARY
APPELLANT
MAGISTRATE
27. To overthrow - to vacate - to annul or make void.
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
BANKRUPT
QUASH
FOUNDATION
28. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.
COMPOSITE DRAWING
DELIBERATE
ARRAIGN
STIPULATE
29. The procedure by which one or both parties disclose evidence which will be used at trial. The specific tools of discovery include depositions - interrogatories and motions for the production of documents.
EXPUNGEMENT
DISCOVERY
BIND OVER
ALFORD PLEA
30. Legally responsible.
HUNG JURY
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
LIABLE
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
31. A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.
CONFISCATE
COURT REPORTER
NO-FAULT PROCEEDINGS
NOTICE
32. Illegal sex acts performed against a minor by a parent - guardian - relative or acquaintance.
CHILD MOLESTATION
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE
COMMITMENT ORDER
33. Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
LIVING TRUST
SANCTION
LENIENCY
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
34. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.
EXHIBIT - PEOPLE'S
AUTO TAMPERING
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
35. Primary evidence; the best evidence available. Evidence short of this is 'secondary.' That is - anoriginal letter is 'best evidence -' and a photocopy is 'secondary evidence.'
STIPULATE
BEST EVIDENCE
CLERK
EVICTION
36. An offensive touching or use of force on one's spouse without the spouse's consent.
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
PROSECUTION
LAW
BATTERY - SPOUSAL
37. A temporary location that is meant to secure the accused while waiting for trial to begin or continue.
ADJUDICATION
ARSON
JURISDICTION
HOLDING CELL
38. A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.
SHOPLIFTING
BAR EXAMINATION
OBJECTION SUSTAINED
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
39. Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand - and cautioning them not to discuss their testimony with other witnesses. Also called separation of witnesses. This prevents a witness fro
PETTY THEFT
FAILURE TO COMPLY
POLYGRAPH
SEQUESTRATION OF WITNESSES
40. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.
INFRACTION
MALFEASANCE
PETTY THEFT
PROOF
41. The ordinary jury of twelve (or fewer) persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. So called to distinguish it from the grand jury.
SERVICE OF PROCESS
PETIT JURY
FORFEITURE
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
42. Pimping. Arranging for acts of prostitution.
RAP SHEET
PANDERING
ARREST OF JUDGMENT
FRAUD
43. To withhold a debtor's money - and turn it over to another in order to pay a debt. Typically - the one withholding the money is the debtor's employer.
PREJUDICE
GARNISH
JOINT VENTURE
SEPARATION
44. A claim by codefendant or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.
PLEA
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
CROSS-CLAIM
COURT
45. 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.
QUASH
PURGE
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
LITIGATION
46. The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being giventhe court's instructions.
EYE WITNESS
PROCEDURAL LAW
APPEARANCE
DELIBERATION
47. 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
LINEUP
ARBITRATION
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
CORROBORATE
48. An established standard - guide - or regulation.
RULE
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
SODOMY
CONFISCATE
49. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
APPELLEE
DISCOVERY
INTERROGATORIES
50. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.
EXECUTE
MALPRACTICE
MURDER
LITIGATION