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Subject : law
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1. Any form of indecent or sexual activity on - involving - or surrounding a child under the state's designated age.






2. An aggravated unlawful assault in which there is threat to do bodily harmwithout justification or excuse by use of any instrument calculated to do serious bodily harm or cause death.






3. 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.






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






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






6. The lawyer who represents a client and is entitled to receive all formal documents from the court or from other parties. Also known as counsel of record.






7. A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.






8. The obligation of a party to establish by evidence a requisite degree of belief concerning a fact in the mind of the trier of fact or the court.






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






10. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






11. A method of determining whether a person is intoxicated using a motor skills test which is administered by testing the driver's speaking ability and/or physical coordination.






12. That quality of evidence which tends to influence the trier of fact because of its logical connection with the issue.






13. An act of legislation of a local governing body such as a city - town or county.






14. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.






15. An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.CHALLENGE - An objection - such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular pers






16. A specialized court that hears crimes dealing with traffic offenses.






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. Evidence given to explain - counteract - or disprove facts given by the opposing counsel.






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






26. The facility where juvenile offenders are held in custody.






27. A court order directing that an individual be kept in custody - usually in a penal or mental facility.






28. An oral (unwritten) will.






29. A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court or of a majority of judges. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority opinion because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion a






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






31. Those which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.






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






33. A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or extinguishing a criminal conviction.






34. A request made after a trial - asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial wasconducted properly. To make such a request is 'to appeal' or 'to take an appeal.'






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






36. 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.






37. A type of sentence where the convicted criminal is ordered to spend the rest of his or her life in prison






38. To put off or delay a court hearing.






39. Against - or not authorized by law; unlawful.






40. A legal representative - attorney - lawyer.






41. 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.






42. Synonymous with reversible error ; an error which warrants the appellate court in reversing the judgment before it.






43. A person confined to a prison - penitentiary - or jail.






44. The jury or the judge must determine that the defendant - because of mental disease or defect - could not form the intent required to commit the offense.






45. Another term for arraignment.






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






47. A proceeding in which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment or information. The charge is read to him or her and he or she is asked to plead guilty or not guilty or - where permitted - nolo contende






48. A building or structure used to house alleged criminals and/or convicted criminals of local area crimes.






49. An assault committed with the intention of committing some additional crime.






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