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Subject : law
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1. Now called Judgment as a Matter of Law. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict.






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






3. 1. One who administers the estate of a person who dies without a will. 2. A court official.






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






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






6. Among other matters - the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without adequate due process .






7. An obligation signed by the accused to secure his or her presence at the trial. This obligation means that the accused may lose money by not properly appearing for the trial. Often referred to simply as bond.






8. 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






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






10. Pictures taken after a suspect is taken into custody (booked) - usually used as an official photograph by police officers.






11. 1. A unit of the judiciary authorized to decide disputed matters of fact - cases or controversies. 2. Figuratively - the judge or judicial officer. Judges sometimes use 'court' to refer to themselves in the third person - as in 'the court has read






12. A crime composed of some - but not all - of the elements of a greater crime; commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser included offense.






13. Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.






14. 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.






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






16. Successive sentences - one beginning at the expiration of another - imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.






17. 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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18. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.






19. 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.






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






21. Pertinent and proper to be considered in reaching a decision.






22. One who saw the act - fact - or transaction to which he or she testifies.






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






24. The place where a person has his or her permanent legal home. A person may have several residences - but only one domicile.






25. A trust that - once set up - the grantor may not revoke.






26. An imaginary situation - incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence - upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.






27. A procedural error during a trial or hearing sufficiently harmful to justify reversing the judgment of a lower court.






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






29. A coming into court as party or interested person or as a lawyer on behalf of party or interested person.






30. An attorney appointed by a court or employed by a government agency whose work consists primarily of defending people who are unable to hire a lawyer due to economic reasons.






31. The unlawful killing of one human being by another.






32. The person who sets up a trust. Also called the grantor.






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






34. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts - i.e. -person qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject.






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






36. A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.






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






38. A private person (who is not necessarily a lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place - either for some particular purpose - as to do a specific act - or for the transaction of business in general - not of legal character. This authorit






39. A lawsuit brought to enforce - redress - or protect private rights or to gain payment for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party. In general - all types of actions other than criminal proceedings.






40. A husband or wife of a deceased spouse married after a will is executed who is not provided for in the will.






41. All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.






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






43. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.






44. The initial appearance of an arrested person before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for his or her arrest. Generally the person comes before a judge within hours of the arrest - and are informed of the charges against him or her






45. The act of collecting the bets of others or making odds on future gambling events.






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






47. Ruling or order issued by the judge granting the party's request.






48. A court order requiring that some action be taken - or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief - such as a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction.






49. 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.






50. To put off or delay a court hearing.