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Law Vocab
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1. Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another - when coupled with the present ability to do so - and any intentional display of force such as would give victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
EXHIBIT
LITIGANT
BRIBE
ASSAULT
2. Antisocial behavior by a minor; especially behavior that would be criminally punishable if the actor were an adult - but instead is usually punished by special laws pertaining only to minors.
COLLATERAL ATTACK
DELINQUENCY - JUVENILE
INTERROGATORIES
PRIVILEGE
3. A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions - the release is revoked.
ANNOTATION
JURISPRUDENCE
CONDITIONAL RELEASE
RETURN
4. Legal right given to a person to be responsible for the food - housing - health care - and other necessities
DISSENT
CASE
GUARDIANSHIP
PROSECUTOR
5. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
GARNISHMENT
AGENT
ORDINANCE
6. The judgment reached or given by a court of law.
NULL AND VOID
COURT REPORTER
DECISION
ARBITRATION
7. Process by which a court seeks to interpret the meaning and scope of legislation.
BIND OVER
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
HANDCUFFS
PRECEDENT
8. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.
PRETERMITTED CHILD
DISTURBING THE PEACE
NO BILL
GOOD CAUSE
9. The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also - the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. The opposing party is called the respondent.
CRIMINAL SUMMONS
LITIGATION
PETITIONER
ARREST
10. One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant - a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent - or other person under some disability.
RECUSE
ATTEST
PETTY OFFENSE
NEXT FRIEND
11. 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 .
CAUSATION
INITIAL APPEARANCE
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
INCRIMINATE
12. 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
ASSAULT
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
OPINION EVIDENCE
PEOPLE (PROSECUTION)
13. 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.
LIABILITY
LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE
PENDING
DISMISS
14. Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.
RULES OF EVIDENCE
SECURED DEBT
CROSS-CLAIM
DEFENDANT
15. 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.
FRAUD
FELONY
APPELLATE COURT
PANDERING
16. 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.
DIVERSION
GARNISH
EQUITY
SENTENCE REPORT
17. 1. In a criminal case - the person accused of the crime. 2. In a civil case - the person being sued.
DECREE
DEFENDANT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FINGERPRINT
18. In juvenile court - a judicial hearing - usually held after the filing of a petition - to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.
DETENTION HEARING
LEASE
CONSPIRACY
MERITS
19. Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE
LENIENCY
DIVORCE
PATENT
20. 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
EXPUNGEMENT
MITIGATING FACTORS
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
LIE DETECTOR
21. A slang term meaning previous conviction(s) of the accused.
BREACH
PRIORS
IMPLIED CONTRACT
PLEA BARGAIN
22. The act of sending a case back to the trial court and ordering the trial court to conduct limited new hearings or an entirely new trial.
FRAUD
DISBARMENT
REMAND
PRE-INJUNCTION
23. An agreement between parties that dictates what is being received from one party to the other.
SETTLEMENT
PARDON
RULE
CAPITAL CASE
24. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.
SHOW CAUSE
CLEMENCY OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
INADMISSIBLE
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
25. 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.
ADOPTION
PENDING
MAYHEM
MODIFICATION
26. 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
SENTENCE - CONSECUTIVE
MORAL TURPITUDE
PRESUMPTION OF LAW
LINEUP
27. The final statements by the attorneys to the jury or court summarizing the evidence that they have established and the evidence that the other side has failed to establish.
STATEMENT - CLOSING
ENHANCE
COURT - TRAFFIC
RETURN
28. The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as theuse of a dangerous weapon.
EXONERATE
COURT ORDER
INDIGENT
AGGRAVATED BATTERY
29. A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her invention for a term of years.
REJOINDER
PATENT
APPELLEE
SENTENCE - CONCURRENT
30. The rules of conduct that govern the legal profession. The Codecontains general ethical guidelines and specific rules written by the American Bar Association.
CAPTION
FINGERPRINT
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
DOCKET
31. A hearing in which certain rights are respected such as the right to present evidence - to cross examine and to have findings supported by evidence.
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
FAIR HEARING
FORECLOSURE
CHANGE OF VENUE
32. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.
POSTPONEMENT
CASE NUMBER
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
EXCLUSION OF WITNESSES
33. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
EMINENT DOMAIN
MISDEMEANOR
FINE
RELEVANT
34. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
SECURED DEBT
CIVIL ACTION
INDICTMENT
ESCHEAT (ES-CHET)
35. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.
CROSS-CLAIM
POLYGRAPH
LEGAL AID
FIDUCIARY
36. 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.
FIDUCIARY
JUSTICIABLE
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
37. The planning of a crime preceding the commission of the act - rather than committing the crime on the spur of the moment.
PREMEDITATION
LEADING QUESTION
MALFEASANCE
CONCILIATION
38. A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.
ALIMONY
CIVIL ACTION
BAR EXAMINATION
IMPANEL
39. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.
CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
MEMORIALIZED
EQUITY
REGULATION
40. A phrase commonly applied to counsel employed to assist in the preparation or management of the case - or its presentation on appeal - but who is not the principal attorney for the party.
PARDON
OF COUNSEL
FOURTH AMENDMENT
COMMON LAW
41. A protest to the court against an act or omission by the opposing party.
JOIN
REMAND
OBJECTION
SEXUAL MOLESTATION
42. A special type of guilty plea by which a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State hasufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment. Source: Black's Law Dictionary(1996); North Carolina v. Alf
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
COURTROOM
ALFORD PLEA
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
43. A gift - not necessarily of monetary value - given to influence the conduct of the receiver.
DEATH PENALTY
BRIBE
REST
APPELLATE COURT
44. An attack on a judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court.
CONDEMNATION
BOND
FRAUD
COLLATERAL ATTACK
45. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.
JURY TRIAL
NOMINAL PARTY
RELEVANT
MANDATE
46. Any form of cruelty to a child's physical - moral - or mental well-being.
GUILTY
CAPITAL CASE
ACQUIT
CHILD ABUSE
47. 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.
MODIFICATION
PROBATION OFFICER
PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
FIND GUILTY
48. A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money - in the possession of another (the garnishee) - is applied to the debts of the debtor - such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.
JUDICIAL REVIEW
GARNISHMENT
NON-CAPITAL CASE
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
49. See DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION STATUTES.
AGREEMENT
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
PLEA
INTESTACY LAWS
50. A reduction in sentenced time in prison as a reward for good behavior. It usually is one-third to one-half of fthe maximum sentence.
EXAMINATION - REDIRECT
STATUS OFFENDERS
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
GOOD TIME