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Subject : law
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1. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.






2. 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






3. To act in accordance with - to accept - to obey.






4. The confirmation or adoption of a previous act done either by the party himself or by another.






5. The act - after a jury verdict has been announced - of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.






6. The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.






7. A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.






8. A child who is homeless or without proper care through no fault of the parent - guardian - or custodian. DEPORTATION - The act of removing a person to another country. Order issued by an immigration judge - expelling an alien from the United States.






9. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






10. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.






11. Settling a dispute without a full - formal trial. Methods includemediation - conciliation - arbitration - and settlement - among others.






12. Ill will - hatred - or hostility by one person toward another which may prompt the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.






13. The person to whom property rights or power are transferred by another - a grantee.






14. 1. Written attestation. 2. Authorized declaration verifying that an instrument is a true and correct copy of the original.






15. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.






16. 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






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






18. A lawyer elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective juicial circuit. See PROSECUTOR.

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19. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






20. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.






21. The process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case subject to court approval. Usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense or to only one.






22. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.






23. Exhibit and/or evidence that is offered by the prosecution.

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24. The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceedings in equity; also refers to the party against whom an appeal is brought. Sometimes called an appellee.






25. The term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another.






26. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






27. The CFR is the annual listing of executive agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register - and the regulations issued previously which are still in effect. The CFR contains regulatory laws governing practice and procedure before federal






28. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.






29. 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.






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






31. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.






32. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.






33. Aka SURETY BOND.






34. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






35. 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.






36. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.






37. Numerous and unnecessary attempts to litigate the same issue.






38. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






39. Estate property that may be disposed of by a will.






40. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.






41. To bear witness to - to affirm to be true or genuine - to certify.






42. An attorney who represents a person accused of committing a crime.






43. Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another - when coupled with the present ability to do so - and any intentional display of force such as would give victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.






44. Operation of a motor vehicle that shows a reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference of others rights.






45. Aka DOCKET NUMBER.






46. The jurisdiction of two or more courts - each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.






47. Among other matters - the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without adequate due process .






48. Generally - justice or fairness.






49. An amendment to a will.

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50. A proceeding similar to a trial - without a jury - and usually of shorter duration.