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Subject : law
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1. A claim by codefendant or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.






2. A person who initiates a lawsuit against another. Also called the complainant.






3. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






4. A ruling by the court against the party making the objection.






5. Crime in which the driver of a vehicle leaves the scene of an accident without identifying himself or herself.






6. Any fact or evidence that leads to a judgment of the court.






7. A defense claim that the accused was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed.






8. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.






9. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.






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






11. To overthrow - to vacate - to annul or make void.






12. A method of determining whether a person is intoxicated using a motor skills test which is administered by testing the driver's speaking ability and/or physical coordination.






13. A lesser offense than a felony and generally punishable by fine or limited jail time - but not in a penitentiary.






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






15. The loss of money or property resulting from failure to meet a legal obligation or from the illegal nature or use of the money or property.






16. A hearing established to re-evaluate the bail amount that was originally set for the accused.






17. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






18. 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.






19. An assault committed by one member of a household against another.






20. Putting a person to death - usually by hanging - without legal authority.






21. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.






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






23. A judge's decision not to allow an objection. A decision by a higher court finding that a lower court decision was wrong.






24. A court order forbidding the defendant from doing any action or threatened action until a hearing on the application can be conducted.






25. A county court that handles civil claims for amounts less than $5 -00. People often represent themselves rather than hire an attorney.






26. In a trial - a foundation must be laid to establish the basis for the admissibility of certain types of evidence.






27. 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.






28. To take into one's family the child of another and give him or her the rights - privileges - and duties of a child and heir.






29. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.






33. That which - under the rules of evidence - cannot be admitted as evidence in a trial or hearing.






34. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.






35. One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant - a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent - or other person under some disability.






36. A practice whereby a person or place is searched and evidence useful in the investigation and prosecution of a crime is seized or taken. The search is conducted after an order is issued by a judge.






37. A crime composed of some - but not all - of the elements of a greater crime; commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser included offense.






38. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






39. The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed - including the preparations for trial - the rules of evidence and trial conduct - and the procedure for pursuing appeals.






40. A certificate or evidence of a debt. Often used interchangeably with bail.






41. A judge's private office. A hearing in chambers takes place in the judge's office outside of the presence of the jury and the public.






42. A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked be cross-examined by the party who calls him or be cross-examined by the party who calls him or leading questions and may her to






43. To call into question the truthfulness of a witness.






44. 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.






45. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.






46. 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.






47. 1. A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence for that crime; a prison inmate. 2. To find a person guilty of an offense by either a trial or a plea of guilty.






48. 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.






49. Outline or summary of the nature of the case and of the anticipated proof presented by the attorney to the jury before any evidence is submitted. Also known as opening argument .






50. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.