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Subject : law
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1. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice






2. To support with evidence or authority; make more certain.






3. 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.






4. A person having a legal relationship of trust and confidence to another and having a duty to act primarily for the others benefit - e.g. - a guardian - trustee - or executor.






5. A statement of all important facts - which all the parties agree is true and correct -which is submitted to a court for ruling.






6. The legal obligation of parents to contribute to the economic maintenance - including education - of their children. Money paid by one parent to another toward the expenses of the children of the marriage.






7. One who supervises a person placed on probation and is required to report the progress and to surrender the and conditions of the probation.probationer if they violate the terms






8. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.






9. The court in which a matter must first be filed.






10. 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.






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






12. 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






13. The party against whom an appeal is taken. Sometimes called a respondent.






14. 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.






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






16. The act of entering or remaining illegally in a movable or immovable structure - vehicle or dwelling with intent to commit a felony.






17. The act of staking money - or other thing of value - on an uncertain event or outcome.






18. Published words or pictures that falsely and maliciously harm the reputation of a person. See DEFAMATION.






19. 1. An act of omission or commission in violation of law which carries criminal consequences. 2. Criminal activity in general relating to a specific time or place.






20. The generic name for the defendant in a criminal case.






21. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.






22. The adjournment or postponement of a session - hearing - trial - or other proceeding until a future date.






23. A statement of the details of the charge made against the defendant.






24. A court in which the proceedings are recorded - transcribed - and maintained as permanent records.






25. A proceeding in which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment or information. The charge is read to him or her and he or she is asked to plead guilty or not guilty or - where permitted - nolo contende






26. An official or formal statement of facts or proceedings.






27. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.






28. Moving a lawsuit or criminal trial to another place for trial.






29. An action between two or more persons in the courts of law - not a criminal matter.






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






31. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.






32. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.






33. Evidence which might unfairly sway the judge or jury to one side or the other.






34. In criminal trial - a witness whose testimony is crucial to either the defense or prosecution.






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






36. A person's own act - or acceptance of facts - which preclude his or her later making claims to the contrary.






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






38. 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.






39. A writ - often issued by an appellate court - making available remedies not regularly within the powers of lower courts. They include writs of habeas corpus - mandamus - prohibition and quo warranto.






40. State laws that provide for the distribution of estate property of a person who dies without a will. Same as intestacy laws.






41. The first examination of a witness by the counsel who called the witness to testify.






42. The act of spending an allotted amount of time in a designated location such as a prison as punishment for the crime committed.






43. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.






44. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.






45. The act which produces an effect.






46. 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.






47. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.






48. An estate consists of personal property (car - household items - and other tangible items) - real property - and intangible property - such as stock certificates and bank accounts - owned in the individual name of a person at the time of the person's






49. Nonphysical items such as stock certificates - bonds - bank accounts - and pension benefits that have value and must be taken into account in estate planning.






50. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.