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Subject : law
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1. To give a gift to someone through a will.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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.






7. A method of discharging a claim upon agreement by the parties to give and accept something in settlement of the claim.






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






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






10. Grant by the court which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing evidence in a criminal proceeding.






11. A written order issued by a court directing a sheriff or peace officer to take custody of and bring before the court: 1) A witness who fails to comply with a subpoena - 2) a party who fails to comply with a court order in a civil action - or 3) a mat






12. An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.






13. Willful destruction of property - from actual ill will or resentment toward its owner or possessor.






14. Facts that do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






15. A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also - a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena - civil or criminal.






16. Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.






17. The court transfer of legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person - agency - or institution. It may be temporary or permanent.






18. The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Jeopardy normally attaches when the petit jury is impaneled.






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






20. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.






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






22. To make it appear that one is guilty of a crime.






23. A belief in the American legal system which states that all people accused of a criminal act are considered not to have committed the crime until the evidence leaves no doubt in the mind of the court or the jury .






24. Any factors associated with the commission of a crime which increase the seriousness of theoffense or add to its injurious consequences.






25. The state or condition of a person who is unable to pay his or her debts as they are or become due.






26. Punishment - civil or criminal - generally referring to payment of money.






27. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.






28. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.






29. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.






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






31. Public official charged with duty to make inquiry into the causes and circumstances of any death which occurs through violence or suddenly - with marks of suspicion.






32. Estate property that may be disposed of by a will.






33. A person who directs a commission; a member of a commission. The officer in charge of a department or bureau of a public service.






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






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






36. The method - established normally by rules to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.






37. A written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of a case -the pertinent laws - and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel's position.






38. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.






39. Dying without a will.






40. Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.






41. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.






42. The reduction of a sentence - such as from death to life imprisonment.






43. 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.






44. An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact - that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. A crime of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor - usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year and/or substantial fines.






48. The time within a plaintiff must begin a lawsuit (in civil cases) or a prosecutor must bring charges (in criminal cases). There are different statutes of limitations at both the federal and state levels for different kinds of lawsuits or crimes.






49. A type of sentence where the convicted criminal is ordered to spend the rest of his or her life in prison






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