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1. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.
ORDINANCE
SANCTION
COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
LYNCHING
2. The process by which the property of a person who has died without a will passes on to others according to the state's distribution statutes.
ESTATE TAX
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
STATE'S ATTORNEY
DETENTION FACILITY
3. Evidence which tends to indicate that a defendant did not commit the alleged crime.
BAILIFF
HEARSAY
EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
4. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.
BAR
INVESTIGATION
PETTY THEFT
LIBEL
5. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.
COMPOSITE DRAWING
FELONY
PARALEGAL
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
6. Inferences drawn from proven facts.
EXECUTOR
DECREE
CRIMINAL
EVIDENCE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL
7. The judgment reached or given by a court of law.
PRE-INJUNCTION
DECISION
SETTLEMENT
DISBARMENT
8. Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.
CLOSING ARGUMENT
SERVICE
REHEARING
PRE-SENTENCE REPORT
9. A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children.
REPLY
OPENING ARGUMENT
GUARDIAN
CRIME
10. 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
CLERK OF COURT
COURT
PETTY OFFENSE
ANSWER
11. A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money - in the possession of another (the garnishee) - is applied to the debts of the debtor - such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.
REMEDY
LYNCHING
GARNISHMENT
RECKLESS DRIVING
12. A lawyer elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective juicial circuit. See PROSECUTOR.
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13. 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.
ENJOINING
ANNOTATION
INTESTATE
MANSLAUGHTER - INVOLUNTARY
14. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
STATUTORY RAPE
INFRACTION
15. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.
INSANITY PLEA
INCARCERATE
HEARSAY
DIRECT EVIDENCE
16. The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.
ANNOTATION
CAUSE OF ACTION
DOMICILE
BOOKING NUMBER
17. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
PETTY OFFENSE
BENCH WARRANT
18. Crime in which the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident without identifying himself or herself.
DEPOSITION
HIT AND RUN
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
MERITS
19. The closing statement - by counsel - to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence.
CLOSING ARGUMENT
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
CIVIL CASE
20. A criminal case in which the allowable penalty does not include death.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
NON-CAPITAL CASE
INTERLOCUTORY
BAR EXAMINATION
21. A formal written accusation - issued by a grand jury - charging a party with a crime.
STATEMENT - CLOSING
INDICTMENT
OFFENSE
FIREARM
22. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.
ADMISSION
CASE LAW
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
STATEMENT - CLOSING
23. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.
NEGLIGENCE
SHERIFF
CONFESSION
CONSIDERATION
24. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.
INDIGENT
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
REPLEVIN
25. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
CHARGE TO THE JURY
AGREEMENT
FRAUD
CLERK OF COURT
26. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.
LIEN
JURY BOX
FIND GUILTY
INJUNCTION
27. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.
HANDCUFFS
COMPLY
DEFENSE ATTORNEY
PROBATE COURT
28. A remedy requiring a person who has breached a contract to perform specifically what he or she has agreed to do. Specific performance is ordered when damages would be inadequate compensation.
MOOT
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
STATUTE
DEFAULT
29. Courts having jurisdiction over cases involving children under 18. Casesinvolve delinquent - dependent - and neglected children.
PRIVILEGE
AFFIRMED
COURTS - JUVENILE and DEPENDENCY
FIND GUILTY
30. Placing a convicted defendant on conditional probation - the successful completion of which will prevent entry of the underlying judgment of conviction
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT (PBJ)
ESTOPPEL
MOOT
ALLEGED
31. A second examination of a witness by the counsel who called the witness to testify. This examination is usually focused on certain matters that were discussed by the opposing counsel's examination.
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
EXECUTE
ISSUE
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
32. 1. A statement of acceptance of responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.
RULES OF EVIDENCE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
ON A PERSON'S OWN RECOGNIZANCE
33. Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing party must provide written answers.
BOOKING NUMBER
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
BENEFICIARY
INTERROGATORIES
34. Test to determine content of alcohol in one arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor by analyzing a breath sample.
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
BREATHALYZER TEST
NOMINAL PARTY
INCAPACITY
35. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.
GRAND JURY
COMMIT
ENHANCE
CONCILIATION
36. 1) The disputed point in a disagreement between parties in a lawsuit. 2) To send out officially - as in to issue an order.
PETIT JURY
ISSUE
RECUSE
NOT GUILTY
37. The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his or her conviction by imposing a punishment to be inflicted either in the form of a fine - incarceration or probation.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
OFFENSE
SENTENCE
DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES
38. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.
PRIVILEGE
REASONABLE PERSON
JURY
LOITERING
39. Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge.
NOMINAL PARTY
OFFENSE
INSTRUCTIONS
COMMUTATION
40. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.
MUGSHOT
FIDUCIARY
CERTIFIED
SENTENCE - SUSPENDED
41. The operation of a vehicle in an impaired state after consuming alcohol that when tested is above the state's legal alcohol limit.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
DRUNK DRIVING
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
JURY FOREMAN
42. Specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction. The elements that must be proven are 1) that a crime has actually occurred - 2) the accused intended the crime to happen
SETTLOR
APPELLEE
ELEMENTS OF A CRIME
COURTROOM
43. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
ATTACHMENT
ADMISSIBLE
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
44. The physical location where the defense and prosecuting parties are seated throughout the duration of the trial.
CRIMINAL CASE
FALSE ARREST
PROBATE
COUNSEL TABLE
45. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.
ADMONISH
NULL AND VOID
SECURED DEBT
INITIAL APPEARANCE
46. The court transfer of legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person - agency - or institution. It may be temporary or permanent.
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
COURT
ADJUDICATION
INJUNCTION
47. A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error.
POST CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDING
PROSECUTION
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
48. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.
POSSESSION OF DRUGS
BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME (B.C.S.)
BRIBE
FALSE PRETENSES
49. The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit. It states the facts and identifies the action the court is asked to take. 2. Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense.
REPLEVIN
AUTHENTICATE
EQUAL PROTECTION
COMPLAINT
50. To lose - or lose the right to.
FORFEIT
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
PROBATION
FALSE ARREST
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