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Law Vocab
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1. 1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. 2) To send out officially - as in to issue an order.
ISSUE
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
MAGISTRATE
RELINQUISHMENT
2. The seat occupied by judges in courts.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
BENCH
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
3. A forejudgment - bias - a preconceived opinion.
PAROLE
PREJUDICE
RESTRAINING ORDER
FILE
4. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.
COURT - TRAFFIC
BURGLARY
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
5. To lose - or lose the right to.
NOTICE
KIDNAPPING
FORFEIT
PATENT
6. The postconviction stage in which the defendant is brought before the court for imposition of sentence.
CORROBORATE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SENTENCING
SEPARATION
7. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
GRAND THEFT
HEARING
ALLEGE
8. 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.
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
BEQUEATH
CHILD ABUSE
COMPETENCY
9. A court officer who has charge of a court session in the matter of keeping order and has custody of the jury.
EVIDENCE - DIRECT
RESPONDENT
JOIN
BAILIFF
10. The degree of certainty required for a juror to legally find a criminal defendant guilty
CROSS-CLAIM
EQUAL PROTECTION
REASONABLE DOUBT - BEYOND A
REMITTITUR
11. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
IRRELEVANT
APPELLANT
NON-CAPITAL CASE
12. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
CHARGE TO THE JURY
MERITS
COUNTERFEIT
INTERVENTION
13. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.
CAUSE
HIT AND RUN
REGULATION
OBJECTION OVERRULED
14. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.
COURT - TRAFFIC
GUARDIAN
SEQUESTRATION OF WITNESSES
COSTS
15. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.
ALIBI
CALLING THE DOCKET
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
APPELLANT
16. To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime - the official will bind over the accused - normally by setting bail for the accused's a
FORECLOSURE
EXHIBIT
BIND OVER
FALSE PRETENSES
17. An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g. - to extend the time to answer - to adjourn the trial date - or to admit certain facts at the trial.
GOOD CAUSE
STIPULATE
LAW
MITIGATING FACTORS
18. Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself. (Conservators have somewhat less responsibility than guardians. See also guardianship.)
CONSERVATORSHIP
MOTION
SIDEBAR
HIT AND RUN
19. To refuse a gift made in a will.
DISCLAIM
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FORFEITURE
GARNISH
20. A lawyer elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective juicial circuit. See PROSECUTOR.
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21. In tort law - a defense to a personal injury suit. The essence of an affirmative defense is that the plaintiff assumed the known risk of whatever dangerous condition caused the injury.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
22. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.
INCRIMINATE
PRISON
ORDINANCE
JURY BOX
23. The performance or agreement to perform a sexual act for hire.
CAUSATION
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
PROBATION OFFICER
PROSTITUTION
24. A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation.
JUDICIAL NOTICE
EXHIBIT - PEOPLE'S
MATERIAL WITNESS
JURY - HUNG
25. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.
ALFORD PLEA
BILL OF PARTICULARS
INDEMNIFY
NEXT FRIEND
26. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.
AFFIDAVIT
BAR
ADJUDICATION
LEVY
27. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.
GENERAL JURISDICTION
INTESTATE
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
DETENTION
28. Officer of the court who files pleadings - motions - judgments - etc. - issues process - and keeps records of court proceedings.
CLERK
FOSTER CARE
ADMINISTRATOR
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
29. To forge - to copy or imitate - without authority or right - and with the purpose to deceive or defraud - by passing off the copy as genuine.
IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS
FALSE PRETENSES
COUNTERFEIT
CRIMINAL RECORD
30. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.
GRAND JURY
INVESTIGATION
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
INITIAL APPEARANCE
31. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.
CITATION
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
INVESTIGATION
EXAMINATION - RECROSS
32. 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
APPELLANT
MALPRACTICE
IMMUNITY
LINEUP
33. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.
HIT AND RUN
COURT - NIGHT
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
34. 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
STANDARD OF PROOF
OBJECTION
LITIGATION
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
35. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.
STATEMENT - OPENING
ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
COURT - NIGHT
36. An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differs from the process of becoming an amicus curiae.
MITIGATING FACTORS
INTERVENTION
COUNTERCLAIM
INCOMPETENCY
37. The adjournment or postponement of a session - hearing - trial - or other proceeding until a future date.
CONTINUANCE
BOOKMAKING
PENITENTIARY
BAIL FORFEITURE
38. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.
INMATE
LIMITED JURISDICTION
IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
39. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.
REHEARING
DEMURRER
LITIGANT
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
40. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.
REJOINDER
DISSENT
STATUTE
INCARCERATE
41. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
COUNT
MURDER
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE
42. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.
GOOD TIME
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
REMOVAL
REVERSIBLE ERROR
43. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
CHAMBERS
OVERT ACT
HOLOGRAPHIC WILL
44. A person who aids or contributes in the commission of a crime.
ACCESSORY
ORDINANCE
OVERRULE
SEQUESTRATION OF WITNESSES
45. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.
REMEDY
NOMINAL PARTY
BEQUESTS
INMATE
46. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
BURDEN OF PROOF
INCRIMINATE
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
RELEVANT
47. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.
CONTINUANCE
CHILD MOLESTATION
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
PROSECUTOR
48. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.
REHEARING
PROXIMATE CAUSE
INDECENT EXPOSURE
DELIBERATION
49. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.
BEST EVIDENCE
COMMIT
STANDING
DOCKET NUMBER
50. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.
PROOF
REVOKE
AMEND
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES