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Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Evil doing - ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.






3. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .






4. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.






5. The purpose to use a particular means to bring about a certain result.






6. Tangible physical property (such as cars - clothing - furniture - and jewelry) and intangible personal property. This does not include real property such as land or rights in land.






7. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.






8. A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party - who helps them agree on a settlement.






9. A proceeding instituted and carried on in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. The party appealing a final decision or judgment.






13. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.






14. Mutual or successive relationships to the same right of property - or the same interest of one person with another which represents the same legal right.






15. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.






16. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






17. The matter can only be filed in one court.






18. 1. The action of sending a person to a penal or mental institution. 2. The order directing an officer to take a person to a penal or mental institution.






19. Summary of a larger work - wherein the principal ideas of the larger work are contained.






20. 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.






21. The jury or the judge must determine that the defendant - because of mental disease or defect - could not form the intent required to commit the offense.






22. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.






23. The act of sending a case back to the trial court and ordering the trial court to conduct limited new hearings or an entirely new trial.






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






25. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.






26. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.






27. The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.






28. Recovery of land or rental property from another by legal process.






29. The unlawful killing of a human being with deliberate intent to kill.






30. The court-supervised process by which a will is determined to be the will-maker's final statement regarding how the will-maker wants his or her property distributed.






31. A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess - use - and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed price (rent).






32. Generally - justice or fairness.






33. Legal debts and obligations.






34. The act of claiming one's own writing to be that of another.






35. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 18 - regardless of whether they consent to the act.






36. 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.






37. A judgment entered against a party who fails to appear in court - respond to the charges - or does not comply with an order - especially an order to provide or permit discovery.






38. The performance or agreement to perform a sexual act for hire.






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






40. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.






41. All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges - but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court - it is heard en banc.






42. One who has authority to act for another.






43. The cause - price - or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract.






44. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.






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






46. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.






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






48. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.






49. To determine finally.






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