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Subject : law
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1. A child who is homeless or without proper care through no fault of the parent - guardian - or custodian. DEPORTATION - The act of removing a person to another country. Order issued by an immigration judge - expelling an alien from the United States.






2. Legal dissolution of a marriage by a court. Also termed dissolutionof marriage.






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






4. 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.






5. Opportunity for the side that opened the case to offer limited response to evidence presented during the rebuttal by the opposing side.






6. The distinctive pattern of lines on human fingertips that are used as a method of identification in criminal cases.






7. In civil cases when it is necessary to preserve the status quo prior to trial - the court may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order ordering a party to carry out a specified activity.






8. 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.






9. Lie detector test and the apparatus for conducting the test.






10. A request made after a trial - asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial wasconducted properly. To make such a request is 'to appeal' or 'to take an appeal.'






11. A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children.






12. Needy and poor. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court appointed attorney at public expense.






13. A meeting between the judge and the lawyers involved in a lawsuit to narrow the issues in the suit - agree on what will be presented at the trial - and make a final effort to settle the case without a trial.






14. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.






15. Remarks addressed by attorney to judge or jury on the merits of case or on points of law.






16. Sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively - rather than concurrently. CUSTODY - 1. The care and control of a thing or person for inspection - preservation - or security. 2. The care - control - and maintenance of a child awarded by a cour






17. 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.






18. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.






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






20. Physical condition of a child indicating that external or internal injuries result from acts committed by a parent or custodian.






21. In criminal law - the hearing at which a judge determines whether there is sufficient evidence against a person charged with a crime to hold him or her for trial.






22. A chronological summary of all official records and recorded documents affecting the title to aparcel of real property.






23. An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.






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






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






26. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.






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






28. The act of obtaining the property of another person through wrongful use of actual or threatened force - violence - or fear.






29. Bail that is kept by the court as a result of not following a court order.






30. The presence of drugs on the accused for recreational use or for the purpose to sell.






31. Refers to courts that have no limit on the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear.






32. The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice - assistance of counsel - the right to remain silent - theright to a speedy and pub






33. Evidence in form of witness testimony - who actually saw - heard - or touched the subject of question.






34. A reference to a source of legal authority. A direction to appear in court - as when a defendant is cited into court - rather than arrested.






35. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






36. Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning of terms of a written contract.






37. Confirmation or support of a witness' statement or other fact.






38. 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).






39. Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial.






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






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






42. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.






43. 1. Property that is pledged as security against a debt. 2. A person belonging to the same ancestral stock (a relation) - but not in a direct line of descent.






44. 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.






45. Written or oral pledge by a witness to speak the truth.






46. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.






47. To sentence a person convicted of an offense to pay a penalty in money.






48. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






49. 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.






50. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.