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Law Vocab
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1. A previously decided case that guides the decision of future cases.
AFFIANT
PRECEDENT
DEFAMATION
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
2. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.
CAUSATION
IRRELEVANT
MIRANDA RIGHTS
ALLEGATION
3. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.
CONSIDERATION
FILE
CREDIBILITY
NOTICE TO PRODUCE
4. The formal statement before the court that the accused admits committing the criminal act.
ENTER A GUILTY PLEA
AGGRAVATING FACTORS
EN BANC
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
5. A trust that the grantor may change or revoke.
LINEUP
REVOCABLE TRUST
ALLOCUTION
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
6. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.
STATUTE
INFRACTION
KIDNAPPING
CROSS-CLAIM
7. Formal notification to the party that has been sued in a civil case of the fact that the lawsuit has been filed. Also - any form of notification of a legal proceeding.
LAW
NOTICE
CHAMBERS
ARBITRATION
8. The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moralcertainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminat
PARTY
SPEEDY TRIAL
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
9. An order made by a court having competent jurisdiction. Rules of court are either general or special; the former are the regulations by which the practice of the court is governed - the latter are special orders made in particular cases.
DISTURBING THE PEACE
ABSTRACT OF TITLE
RULE OF COURT
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
10. An individual appointed by the court to oversee administrative matters.
CLERK OF COURT
MOTION DENIED
JURY COMMISSIONER
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
11. 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.
OFFER OF PROOF
MALICE
BENCH TRIAL
PETTY OFFENSE
12. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.
LAW CLERKS
SEPARATION
DISTURBING THE PEACE
LIEN
13. A court in which the proceedings are recorded - transcribed - and maintained as permanent records.
COURT OF RECORD
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
BAR
FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
14. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.
ORAL ARGUMENT
INMATE
IMPANEL
EXPERT TESTIMONY
15. Responsible for a delinquency - crime - or other offense; not innocent.
PROSECUTION
DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
GUILTY
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
16. The transfer of a state case to federal court for trial; in civil cases - because the parties are from different states; in criminal and some civil cases - because there is a significant possibility that there could not be a fair trial in state court
PURGE
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
CONDEMNATION
REMOVAL
17. To confine in jail.
CLERK OF COURT
SEARCH WARRANT
INCARCERATE
DETENTION FACILITY
18. Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself. (Conservators have somewhat less responsibility than guardians. See also guardianship.)
CLASS ACTION
NULL AND VOID
CONSERVATORSHIP
NOT GUILTY
19. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.
REBUTTAL
PRESUMPTION
ABANDONMENT
DETENTION FACILITY
20. Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would use under the same circumstances.
JUDGE
PETIT JURY
AMEND
NEGLIGENCE
21. A judicial command or order proceeding from a court or judicial officer - directing the proper officer to enforce a judgment - sentence - or decree.
MANDATE
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
LIBEL
EXHIBIT
22. A specialized court that deals with cases during the late evening and early morning hours.
CHALLENGE TO THE ARRAY
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
COURT - NIGHT
PRIORS
23. A short - abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
HEARING
FORGERY
ABSTRACT OF RECORD
POSSESSION OF DRUGS
24. Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time - rather than one after the other. See also CUMULATIVE SENTENCES.
FALSE PRETENSES
CONVICTION
CONCURRENT SENTENCES
BAIL
25. 1. The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. 2. The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
DEMURRER
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
JURISDICTION
ACCESSORY
26. 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.
BENEFICIARY
PRIORS
EXONERATE
ESCROW
27. Removal of a charge - responsibility or duty.
DISCOVERY
EXONERATE
POST CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDING
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
28. 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.
FIRST APPEARANCE
JOINT TENANCY
CHILD SUPPORT
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
29. An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.
PRIVITY
CHAMBERS
GUARDIAN
ENJOINING
30. A person who directs a commission; a member of a commission. The officer in charge of a department or bureau of a public service.
FOUNDATION
MURDER
COMMISSIONER
MOOT
31. A right guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution - interpreted by the federal courts; also - a right guaranteed by some other constitution (such as a state constitution).
PROSECUTION
GUILTY
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
QUASI JUDICIAL
32. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
ARSON
JURY TRIAL
PAROLE EVIDENCE
33. 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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34. A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
DISPOSITION
REASONABLE PERSON
CORROBORATION
35. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.
CONFISCATE
SECURED DEBT
RECALL
PRIVITY
36. One who has authority to act for another.
JOIN
AGENT
FIND GUILTY
SENTENCING
37. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.
CAUSE
INTESTACY LAWS
PROXIMATE CAUSE
CONDITIONAL RELEASE
38. 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.
PIMP
BAIL
PURGE
FAIR HEARING
39. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.
STATEMENT - CLOSING
COURTROOM
INTERLOCUTORY
JUROR - ALTERNATE
40. 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.
STRICT LIABILITY
PRELIMINARY HEARING
DEPRIVATION OF CUSTODY
COUNTERFEIT
41. Against - or not authorized by law; unlawful.
BENEFICIARY
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ILLEGAL
DISMISS
42. Evidence given to explain - repel - counteract - or disprove facts given in evidence by the adverse party.
REAL EVIDENCE
CROSS-EXAMINATION
FIELD SOBRIETY TEST
PROBATION OFFICER
43. An agreement by attorneys on both sides of a civil or criminal case about some aspect of the case; e.g. - to extend the time to answer - to adjourn the trial date - or to admit certain facts at the trial.
STIPULATE
BAR
SIDEBAR
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
44. A mutual understanding and intention between two or more parties. The writing or instrument which isevidence of an agreement. (Although often used as synonymous with contract - agreement is a broader term.)
AGREEMENT
ASSAULT
HEARING - PRELIMINARY
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
45. In practice - a notice in writing requiring the opposite party to produce a certain described paper or document at the trial - or in the course of pre-trial discovery.
GOOD TIME
CASE LAW
NOTICE TO PRODUCE
CLERK
46. The lack of power or the legal ability to act.
STANDARD OF PROOF
DEFAULT-JUDGMENT
INCAPACITY
CONCILIATION
47. Operation of a motor vehicle that shows a reckless disregard of possible consequences and indifference of others rights.
AGGRAVATED BATTERY
RECKLESS DRIVING
DISMISS
LIEN
48. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that
STATUS OFFENDERS
CIVIL ACTION
FINGERPRINT
AGENT
49. To disagree. An appellate court opinion setting forth the minority view and outlining the disagreement of one or more judges with the decision of the majority.
COMMUTATION
DISSENT
ANSWER
SHERIFF
50. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.
ABSTRACT OF TITLE
LAW CLERKS
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
DIRECTED VERDICT