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Law Vocab
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1. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.
CIVIL ACTION
ENTER A GUILTY PLEA
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
ASSIGNEE
2. Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure his or her appearance in court. Bail and Bond are often used interchangeably.
BAIL
POLYGRAPH
DISCOVERY
BAIL FORFEITURE
3. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served simultaneously.
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
SENTENCE - CONCURRENT
HOMICIDE
4. The defendant's response to the plaintiff's allegations as stated in a complaint. An item-by-item - paragraph-by-paragraph response to points made in a complaint; part of the pleadings.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
OPINION EVIDENCE
ARSON
ANSWER
5. Oral or anal copulation between humans - or between humans or animals.
COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL
SODOMY
PARDON
BATTERY - SPOUSAL
6. The illegal taking of an automobile without intent to deprive the owner permanently of the vehicle - often involving reckless driving.
DETENTION
JOYRIDING
BREATHALYZER TEST
CIVIL ACTION
7. Evidence which tends to indicate that a defendant did not commit the alleged crime.
MISTRIAL
INFORMANT
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE
8. 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.
COUNTERFEIT
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
BENCH WARRANT
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
9. 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.
PETITIONER
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
RECALL
STATE'S ATTORNEY
10. A special kind of executor - permitted by the laws of certain states - who performs the duties of an executor without intervention by the court.
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
REBUTTAL
LITIGANT
INCRIMINATE
11. A lawyer elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective juicial circuit. See PROSECUTOR.
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12. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.
DEATH ROW
DEATH PENALTY
CERTIFIED
ARRAIGN
13. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.
CRIMINAL CASE
HANDCUFFS
COURT REPORTER
PRIVILEGE
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
JUROR - ALTERNATE
FIRST APPEARANCE
LEWD CONDUCT
COMMUTATION
15. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.
MAGISTRATE
IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESS
COUNTY JAIL
BILL OF PARTICULARS
16. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
PETTY OFFENSE
EXHIBIT - PEOPLE'S
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
RELEVANT
17. An action of a higher court in setting aside or revoking a lower court decision.
LOITERING
MIRANDA RIGHTS
REVERSE
QUASH
18. A court's recognition of the truth of basic facts without formal evidence.
CORROBORATE
HOME MONITORING
JUDICIAL NOTICE
BATTERY - SPOUSAL
19. A lesser offense than a felony and generally punishable by fine or limited jail time - but not in a penitentiary.
MISDEMEANOR
FORECLOSURE
LOITERING
PROFFER
20. Having addressed any matter in writing.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
PREJUDICIAL ERROR
MEMORIALIZED
COMPOSITE DRAWING
21. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.
LARCENY
BEST EVIDENCE
CASE LAW
ABSTRACTACT
22. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.
APPELLANT
GUARDIAN
OVERRULE
DEATH PENALTY
23. A change - alteration - or amendment which introduces new elements into the details - or cancels some of them - but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subject-matter intact.
CONDITIONAL RELEASE
MODIFICATION
INCAPACITY
CIVIL CASE
24. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.
DIVERSION
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
HANDCUFFS
INTERLOCUTORY
25. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.
COMMITMENT ORDER
ADJUDICATE
SELF-DEFENSE
REVERSIBLE ERROR
26. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.
ARGUMENT
RIGHTS - CONSTITUTIONAL
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
27. The doctrine that the government - state or federal - is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent.
SODOMY
ALLEGED
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
CHILD SUPPORT
28. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.
OBJECTION
LAY PERSON
BOND
HOSTILE WITNESS
29. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
ATTORNEY OF RECORD
GENERAL JURISDICTION
30. Money or a written instrument such as a deed that - by agreement between two parties - is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.
SANCTION
CHILD SUPPORT
ESCROW
INVESTIGATION
31. Inclination - bent - a pre-conceived opinion or a predisposition to decide a cause or an issue a certain way.
BIAS
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
CERTIFIED
DEFAMATION
32. 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.
LITIGATION
PRELIMINARY HEARING
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
CRIMINAL RECORD
33. 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.
FIFTH AMENDMENT
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
INFORMANT
BURDEN OF PROOF
34. One who knowingly - voluntarily - and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission ofa crime. A partner in a crime.
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
ACCOMPLICE
SENTENCE
BODY ATTACHMENT
35. 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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36. Generally - justice or fairness.
EQUITY
DEPOSITION
JUVENILE
INDIGENT
37. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
HEARING
SENTENCE - SUSPENDED
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
38. Another term for arraignment.
JUDGE
PREJUDICIAL ERROR
DISPOSITION
PRELIMINARY HEARING
39. The manipulation of an automobile and its parts for a specific purpose.
CODICIL (kod'i-sil)
ARSON
PETITION
AUTO TAMPERING
40. 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.
SELF-DEFENSE
NUNCUPATIVE WILL
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
GARNISHMENT
41. An offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent.
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIRECT EVIDENCE
INCOMPETENCY
BATTERY
42. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.
COLLATERAL ATTACK
CHILD SUPPORT
REFEREE
INVESTIGATION
43. The specific place in the courtroom where the jury sits during the trial.
JURY BOX
MERITS
CHARACTER EVIDENCE
ABATEMENT OF ACTION
44. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
STATUTE
ABANDONMENT
COMPLAINT
45. Lack of capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings - to consult with counsel - and to assist in preparing a defense.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
REPLEVIN
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
INCOMPETENCY
46. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.
PRETERMITTED SPOUSE
OFFENSE
CONVICT
GUILTY
47. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.
LAW CLERKS
GUILTY
DEMURRER
PETITIONER
48. To protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
DISSENT
CLOSING ARGUMENT
OBJECT
49. To put off or delay a court hearing.
POSTPONEMENT
ROBBERY
FIFTH AMENDMENT
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
50. The matter can only be filed in one court.
LIVING TRUST
CONTEMPT OF COURT
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
CIVIL ACTION