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Subject : law
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1. An action between two or more persons in the courts of law - not a criminal matter.






2. A claim presented by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence - a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit.






3. To take into one's family the child of another and give him or her the rights - privileges - and duties of a child and heir.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.






8. One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes it as their official address or residence.






9. 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.






10. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental






11. 1. A statement of acceptance of responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.






12. To state - recite - assert - claim - maintain - charge or set forth. To make an allegation.






13. Without denying the charge - the defendant raises circumstances such as insanity - self-defense -or entrapment to avoid civil or criminal responsibility.






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






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






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






17. 1. Arrest record. A written account listing all the instances in which a person has been arrested. 2. A form completed by a police officer when a person is arrested.






18. A contract in which the promise made by the obligor is not expressed - but inferred by one's conduct or implied in law.






19. 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






20. A person with legal skills - but who is not an attorney - and who works under the supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal skills.






21. A collection - compendium - or revision of laws - rules - and regulations enacted by legislative authority.






22. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






23. A lawyer appointed or elected to represent the state in criminal cases in his or her respective judicial districts. See PROSECUTOR.






24. 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.






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






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






27. To support with evidence or authority; make more certain.






28. Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust - a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.






29. The legal right to bring a lawsuit. Only a person with something at stake has standing to bring a lawsuit.






30. The formal statement before the court that the accused admits committing the criminal act.






31. Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. It differs from censure (an official reprimand or condemnation) and from suspension (a temporary loss of the right to practice law).






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






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






34. The taking or detaining of a person against his or her will and without lawful authority.






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






36. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






37. Chains or shackles for the hands to secure prisoners.






38. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.






39. A formal charge against a person - to the effect that he has engaged in a punishable offense.






40. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.






41. 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.






42. The juror who chairs the jury during deliberations and speaks for the jury in court when announcing the verdict.






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






44. One who knowingly - voluntarily - and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission ofa crime. A partner in a crime.






45. The postconviction stage in which the defendant is brought before the court for imposition of sentence.






46. Acts or declarations by which one implicates oneself in a crime.






47. The doctrine that the government - state or federal - is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent.






48. There are essentially three standards of proof applicable in most court proceedings. In criminal cases - the offense must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest standard. In civil cases and neglect and dependency proceedings - the lowest






49. An estate consists of personal property (car - household items - and other tangible items) - real property - and intangible property - such as stock certificates and bank accounts - owned in the individual name of a person at the time of the person's






50. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.