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Subject : law
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1. Property owned in common by husband and wife each having an undivided one-half interest by reason of their marital status. For example - the earnings of one spouse during the marriage do not belong solely to that spouse; the earnings are community pr






2. A document containing background material on a convicted person. It is prepared to guide the judge in the imposition of a sentence. Sometimes called a pre-sentence report.






3. Juvenile found to have committed a status offense rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency. Typical status offenses are habitual truancy - violating a curfew - or running away from home. These are not crimes - but t






4. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.






5. 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






6. One who commits a crime - such as a felony - misdemeanor - or other punishable unlawful act.






7. Specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction. The elements that must be proven are 1) that a crime has actually occurred - 2) the accused intended the crime to happen






8. A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case - controversy - or lawsuit.






9. A second examination of a witness by the opposing counsel after the second examination (or redirect examination) by the counsel who called the witness to testify is completed.






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






11. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.






12. An oral (unwritten) will.






13. The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time.






14. A sentence postponed in which the defendant is not required to serve time unless he or she commits another crime or violates a court-imposed condition.






15. The assertion of a right to money or property.






16. The matter can only be filed in one court.






17. Gifts made in a will.






18. 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.






19. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.






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






21. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






22. A procedure by which a convicted defendant challenges the conviction and/or sentence on the basis of some alleged violation or error.






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






24. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






25. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.






26. The wellness of a person's state of mind.






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






28. Postponing the effect of a judgment already entered - ordinarily because of an error apparent on the record .






29. Fatherhood.






30. A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.






31. An alternative to incarceration where an individual is confined to his or her home and monitored electronically.






32. To determine finally.






33. A written accusation alleging a defendant has committed an offense. Includes a citation - an indictment - information - and statement of charges.






34. The party who complains or sues; one who applies to the court for legal redress. Also called the plaintiff.






35. The designation assigned to each case filed in a particular court. Also called a case number.






36. 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.






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






38. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.






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






40. A punitive act designed to secure enforcement by imposing a penalty for its violation. For example - a sanction may be imposed for failure to comply with discovery orders.






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






42. Provisional; not final. An interlocutory order or an interlocutory appeal concerns only a part of the issues raised in a lawsuit. Compare to decree .






43. A formal written document filed by the prosecutor detailing the criminal charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment - it serves to bring a defendant to trial.






44. A person's own act - or acceptance of facts - which preclude his or her later making claims to the contrary.






45. An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.






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






47. An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differs from the process of becoming an amicus curiae.






48. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






49. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.






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