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Subject : law
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1. Issues and claims capable of being properly examined in court.






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






3. An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime - carries beyond preparation - but lacking execution.






4. To determine finally.






5. The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice - assistance of counsel - the right to remain silent - theright to a speedy and pub






6. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.






7. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.






8. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served simultaneously.






9. Case - cause - suit - or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.






10. 1. In a criminal case - the person accused of the crime. 2. In a civil case - the person being sued.






11. The continued - habitual - or compulsive commission of law violations after first having been convicted of prior offenses.






12. A warrant that a court issues under Health-General Article Section 12-120 after a probable cause determination






13. The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.






14. To confine in jail.






15. A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.






16. Mental capacity of a person - especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist counsel in his or her defense.






17. Voluntary acknowledgment of the existence of certain facts relevant to the adversary's case.






18. 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.






19. A body of persons temporarily selected from the citizens of a particular district sworn to listen to the evidence in a trial and declare a verdict on matters of fact.






20. A will that leaves some or all estate assets to a trust established before the will-maker's death.






21. Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.






22. 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.






23. A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case and the interests of the state in civil matters.






24. Allowance ordered to be paid by one spouse to the other for support while the spouses are living apart but not divorced.






25. A weapon which acts by force of gunpowder - such as a rifle - shotgun or revolver.






26. Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited.






27. The right to challenge a juror without assigning a reason for the challenge.






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






29. A legal doctrine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other - making each liable only for his or her percentage of fault.






30. 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.'






31. The court in which a matter must first be filed.






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






33. The act of spending an allotted amount of time in a designated location such as a prison as punishment for the crime committed.






34. 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).






35. Primary evidence; the best evidence available. Evidence short of this is 'secondary.' That is - anoriginal letter is 'best evidence -' and a photocopy is 'secondary evidence.'






36. A failure to respond to a lawsuit within the specified time.






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






38. The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.






39. List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.






40. A defendant's statement in mitigation of punishment.






41. A claim by a defendant that he or she lacks the soundness of mind required by law to accept responsibility for a criminal act.






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.






45. A person who initiates a lawsuit against another. Also called the complainant.






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






47. The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use - paying the owners a fair price. See EMINENT DOMAIN.






48. Words - gestures - and actions which tend to annoy - alarm - and verbally abuse another person.






49. The method - established normally by rules to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.






50. Law enacted by the legislative branch of government - as distinguished from case law or common law .