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Subject : law
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1. Keeping all witnesses (except plaintiff and defendant) out of the courtroom except for their time on the stand - and cautioning them not to discuss their testimony with other witnesses. Also called separation of witnesses. This prevents a witness fro






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






3. The closure of court records to inspection - except to the parties.






4. The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his or her conviction by imposing a punishment to be inflicted either in the form of a fine - incarceration or probation.






5. A forsaking - abandoning - renouncing - or giving over a right.






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






7. The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.






8. An advocate - counsel - or official agent employed in preparing - managing - and trying cases in the courts.






9. Court order requiring action or forbidding action until a decision can be made whether to issue a permanent injunction. It differs from a temporary restraining order.






10. A malicious injury which disables or disfigures another.






11. A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.






12. An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.






13. Formal conclusion by a judge or jury on issues of fact.






14. A private person (who is not necessarily a lawyer) authorized by another to act in his or her place - either for some particular purpose - as to do a specific act - or for the transaction of business in general - not of legal character. This authorit






15. The party who makes an answer to a bill or other proceedings in equity; also refers to the party against whom an appeal is brought. Sometimes called an appellee.






16. A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it - before a notary or officer havingauthority to administer oaths.






17. Aka PROSECUTOR and DISTRICT ATTORNEY.






18. To try issues separately - such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action.






19. 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.






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






21. An association of persons jointly undertaking some commercial enterprise. Unlike a partnership - a joint venture does not entail a continuing relationship among the parties.






22. 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






23. The heading on a legal document listing the parties - the court - the case number - and related information.






24. A meeting either on or off the record at the judge's bench between the judge - counsel - and sometimes the defendant - out of the hearing of the jury.






25. A written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court. It contains a summary of the facts of a case -the pertinent laws - and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting counsel's position.






26. Judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge.






27. 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.'






28. The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries. This system is based on the belief that truth can best be determined by giving opposing parties full opportunity to present and establish their evidence - and totest by crossexamination the






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






30. A federal or state public building or other place for the confinement of persons. It is used as either a punishment imposed by the law or otherwise in the course of the administration of justice






31. Taking and carrying away the personal property of another person of a value in excess of an amount set by law with the .intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it.






32. Unlawful killing of another - without malice - when the act is committed with a sudden extreme emotional impulse.






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






34. The constitutional prohibition under the Fifth Amendment against a person being put on trial more than once for the same offense.






35. 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






36. Any behavior - contrary to law - which disturbs the public peace or decorum - scandalizes the community - or shocks the public sense of morality.






37. The confirmation or adoption of a previous act done either by the party himself or by another.






38. A state tax on property that an heir or beneficiary under a will receives from a deceased person's estate. The heir or beneficiary pays this tax.






39. To give authority or legal authenticity to a statute - record - or other written instrument.






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






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






42. An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married either by mutual consent or by a judicial order.






43. A picture of an alleged criminal created by a professional police artist using verbal descriptionsgiven by the victim or a witness.






44. The act of entering or remaining illegally in a movable or immovable structure - vehicle or dwelling with intent to commit a felony.






45. The unlawful restraint by one person of another person's physical liberty.






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






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






48. Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.






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






50. A list of cases to be heard by a court - or a log containing brief entries of court proceedings.