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1. A form of legal co-ownership of property (also known as survivor ship ). At the death of one co-owner - the surviving co-owner becomes sole owner of the property.






2. The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.






7. Evidence which can disappear relatively quickly - such as the amount of alcohol in a person's blood.






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 final settlement or determination. The court decision terminating proceedings in a case before judgment.






10. The procedure by which one or both parties disclose evidence which will be used at trial. The specific tools of discovery include depositions - interrogatories and motions for the production of documents.






11. The time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried.






12. The act that caused an event to occur. A person generally is liable only if an injury was proximately caused by his or her action or by his or her failure to act when he or she had a duty to act.






13. Member of the jury.






14. 1. Historically - the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges - lawyers - and other participants in a trial. 2. More commonly - the term means the whole body of lawyers.






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






16. Unlawful intercourse with an individual without their consent.






17. Asserted to be true as depicted or a person who is accused but has not yet been tried in court.






18. The act which produces an effect.






19. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






20. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.






21. 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.






22. To overthrow - to vacate - to annul or make void.






23. The assertion of a party to an action - setting out what he expects to prove.






24. A phrase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises qualities of attention - knowledge - intelligence - and judgment that society requires of its members for the protection of his or her own interest and the interests of others.






25. A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.






26. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay.






27. The referral of a dispute to an impartial third person chosen by the parties to the dispute who agree in advance to abide by the arbitrator's award issued after a hearing at which both parties have an opportunity to be heard.






28. A practice whereby a person or place is searched and evidence useful in the investigation and prosecution of a crime is seized or taken. The search is conducted after an order is issued by a judge.






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






30. A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches - seizures -and arrests.






31. Help - assist - or facilitate the commission of a crime.






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






33. In criminal law - a finding of not guilty. In contract law - a release - absolution - or discharge from an obligation - liability - or engagement.






34. 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.






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






36. The dismissal of a case without preventing the plaintiff from bringing the same cause of action against the defendant in the future.






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






38. Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.






39. A conference between the judge and lawyers - usually in the courtroom - out of earshot of the jury and spectators.






40. A written direction or command delivered by a court or judge.






41. Two or more sentences of jail time to be served in sequence.






42. The area of a state or federal prison where criminals who are sentenced to death are confined until their sentence is commuted or carried out.






43. The hearing available to a person charged with a felony to determine if there is enough evidence (probable cause) to hold him for trial.






44. Oral or anal copulation between humans - or between humans or animals.






45. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the death is caused by some other unlawful act not usually expected to result in great bodily harm.






46. That which tends to injure a person's reputation. Libel is published defamation - whereasslander is spoken.






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






48. The act of claiming one's own writing to be that of another.






49. An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause -and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.






50. One which implicitly instructs the witness how to answer or which suggests to the witness the answer desired.







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