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Subject : law
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1. 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.






2. Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.






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






4. 1. Property that is pledged as security against a debt. 2. A person belonging to the same ancestral stock (a relation) - but not in a direct line of descent.






5. The person who administers an estate. If named in a will - that person's title is an executor . If there is no valid will - that person's title is an administrator.






6. 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.






7. A moot case or a moot point is one not subject to a judicial determination because it involves an abstract question or a pretended controversy that has not yet actually arisen or has already passed. Mootness usually refers to a court's refusal to con






8. A written order issued by a court directing a sheriff or peace officer to take custody of and bring before the court: 1) A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena - 2) a party who fails to comply with a court order in a civil action - or 3) a mat






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






10. The procedure where the accused is brought before the court to hear the criminal charge(s) against him or her and to enter a plea of either guilty - not guilty or no contest.






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






12. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.






13. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.






14. Formal conclusion by a judge or jury on issues of fact.






15. 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.






16. Among other rights - the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding.






17. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.






18. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






19. Any form of cruelty to a child's physical - moral - or mental well-being.






20. The postconviction stage in which the defendant is brought before the court for imposition of sentence.






21. An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; in criminal law - conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.






22. The closing statement - by counsel - to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence.






23. 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.






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






25. Stealing or theft.






26. To terminate legal action involving outstanding charges against a defendant in a criminal case.






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






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






29. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.






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






31. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.






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






33. A statement of all important facts - which all the parties agree is true and correct -which is submitted to a court for ruling.






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






35. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.






36. Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.






37. Inferences drawn from proven facts.






38. An oral (unwritten) will.






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






40. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






41. A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.






42. One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant - a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent - or other person under some disability.






43. A personal representative - named in a will - who administers an estate.






44. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






45. 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.






46. The act of not appearing in court after being presented with a subpoena or summons.






47. 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.






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






49. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






50. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.