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Subject : law
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1. A defense to criminal charges alleging that agents of the government induced a person to commit a crime he or she otherwise would not have committed.






2. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






3. Money awarded to an injured person - over and above the measurable value of the injury - in order to punish the person who hurt him.






4. A murder committed during the commission of a felony such as robbery - burglary - or kidnapping.






5. An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; in criminal law - conspiracy is a separate offense from the crime that is the object of the conspiracy.






6. 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.






7. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






8. Intentional - unlawful deception to deprive another person of property or to injure that person in some other way.






9. An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.






10. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.






11. The ordinary jury of twelve (or fewer) persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. So called to distinguish it from the grand jury.






12. Each of the allegations of an offense listed in a charging document.






13. The correction of an error admitted in any process.






14. An order of the court requiring all witnesses to remain outside the courtroom until each is called to testify - except the plaintiff or defendant. The witnesses are ordered not to discuss their testimony with each other and may be held in contempt if






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






16. 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.






17. Evidence which tends to indicate that a defendant did not commit the alleged crime.






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






19. The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.






20. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.






21. An attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or purposely - knowingly or recklesslycausing such injury - or an attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.






22. Questioning the qualifications of an entire jury panel - usually on the ground of partiality or some fault in the process of summoning the panel.






23. Substantial reason - one that affords a legal excuse.






24. Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.






25. 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






26. A formal - written statement by legislature declaring - commanding - or prohibiting something.






27. A program of parental care for children who do not have an in-home parental relationship with either biological or adoptive parents.






28. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






29. A person who is the liable party in paying the bond for the defendant's release from jail.






30. The right to challenge a juror without assigning a reason for the challenge.






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






32. Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.






33. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.






34. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.






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






36. A written or verbal command from a court directing or forbidding an action.






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






38. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






39. To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.






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






41. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.






42. 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.






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






44. The unlawful operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.






45. The malicious burning of someone else's or one's own dwelling or of anyone's commercial or industrial property.






46. Standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. It governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plaintiff to win the case.






47. To stand idly around - particularly in a public place.






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






49. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.






50. Dying without a will.