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Subject : law
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1. A person who is the liable party in paying the bond for the defendant's release from jail.






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






3. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.






4. The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court - for setting a time for trial or entering orders.






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






6. 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






7. The finding of the court that an act was committed with the intent of embarrassing the court - disobeying its lawful orders - or obstructing the administration of justice in some way.






8. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.






9. The illegal taking of an automobile without intent to deprive the owner permanently of the vehicle - often involving reckless driving.






10. 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.






11. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.






12. A machine which records by a needle on a graph varying emotional disturbances when answering questions truly or falsely - as indicated by fluctuations in blood pressure - perspiration.respiration






13. A judgment entered against a party who fails to appear in court - respond to the charges - or does not comply with an order - especially an order to provide or permit discovery.






14. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.






15. 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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16. Evidence not sufficiently related to the matter in issue.






17. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.






18. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;






19. An order requiring a person to appear in court and present reasons why a certain order - judgment - or decree should not be issued.






20. A case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime.






21. A court order forbidding the defendant from doing any action or threatened action until a hearing on the application can be conducted.






22. 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.






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






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






25. To clean or clear - such as eliminating inactive records from court files; with respect to civil contempt - to cure the noncompliance that caused the contempt finding.






26. 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.






27. Oral or written request made by a party to an action before - during - or after a trial asking the judge to issue a ruling or order in that party's favor.






28. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.






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






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






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






32. A procedure by which a charge(s) against a minor is transferred from a juvenile to circuit court.






33. Removal of a charge - responsibility or duty.






34. A lawsuit.






35. A legal inquiry to discover and collect facts concerning a certain matter.






36. To give a gift to someone through a will.






37. Ruling or order issued by the judge denying the party's request.






38. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.






39. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.






40. Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel. Also denotes the fee the client pays when he or she retains the attorney to act for him or her.






41. Writ or order by a court prohibiting a specific action from being carried out by a person or group.






42. A trust that the grantor may change or revoke.






43. Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.






44. The act of inhaling glue in order 'to get high'.






45. A change - alteration - or amendment which introduces new elements into the details - or cancels some of them - but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subject-matter intact.






46. In bankruptcy proceedings - a debt is secured if the debtor gave the creditor a right to repossess the property or goods used as collateral.






47. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






48. An offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent.






49. The state - as in the People of the State of Florida.






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