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Subject : law
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1. The number assigned to the criminal record that corresponds to the person's arrest.






2. To legally certify the innocence of one charged with a crime. To set free - release or discharge from an obligation - burden or accusation. To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.






3. Sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively - rather than concurrently. CUSTODY - 1. The care and control of a thing or person for inspection - preservation - or security. 2. The care - control - and maintenance of a child awarded by a cour






4. 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






5. With knowledge - willfully or intentionally with respect to a material element of an offense.






6. Youths charged with the status of being beyond the control of their legal guardian or are habitually disobedient - truant from school - or have committed other acts that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. They are not delinquents (in that






7. A case summary or commentary on the law cases - statutes - and rules illustrating its interpretation.






8. A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.






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






10. An invalid trial caused by some legal error. When a judge declares a mistrial - the trial must start again from the beginning - including the selection of a new jury.






11. A slang term meaning previous conviction(s) of the accused.






12. That which - under the rules of evidence - cannot be admitted as evidence in a trial or hearing.






13. The right of an accused to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution.






14. Any factors associated with the commission of a crime which increase the seriousness of theoffense or add to its injurious consequences.






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






16. Exposure to sight of the private parts of the body in a lewd or indecent manner in a public place.






17. An oral (unwritten) will.






18. An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.






19. To set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.






20. Declarations by either side in a civil or criminal case reserving the right to appeal a judge's ruling upon a motion. Also - in regulatory cases - objections by either side to points made by the other side or to rulings by the agency or one of its he






21. A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child without adequate care - supervision - support - or parental






22. The ordinary jury of twelve (or fewer) persons for the trial of a civil or criminal case. So called to distinguish it from the grand jury.






23. A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him or her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked be cross-examined by the party who calls him or be cross-examined by the party who calls him or leading questions and may her to






24. Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts - particularly the Supreme Court.






25. Land - buildings - and other improvements affixed to the land.






26. A legal claim against another person's property as security for a debt.






27. The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court - for setting a time for trial or entering orders.






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






29. The CFR is the annual listing of executive agency regulations published in the daily Federal Register - and the regulations issued previously which are still in effect. The CFR contains regulatory laws governing practice and procedure before federal






30. An honest belief - the absence of malice - and the absence of design to defraud.






31. Act of giving the equivalent for any loss - damage or injury.






32. Gifts made in a will.






33. The postconviction stage in which the defendant is brought before the court for imposition of sentence.






34. A determination of guilt which is the result of a trial or entry of a plea of guilty or nol contendere (no contest) - regardless of whether adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence was suspended - deferred - or withheld.






35. To seize or take private property for public use (the police confiscated the weapon).






36. 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






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






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






39. To make greater in value - to increase.






40. A person who makes and signs an affidavit.






41. To act in accordance with - to accept - to obey.






42. 1. The process of removing some minor criminal traffic - or juvenile cases from the full judicial process - on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages. 2. Unauthorized use of funds.






43. A rule or order prescribed for management or government.






44. 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






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






46. Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to afford legal representation.






47. The process by which one state or country surrenders to another state - a person accused or convicted of a crime in the other state.






48. Among other matters - the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from depriving any person of life - liberty - or property without adequate due process .






49. The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives.






50. A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess - use - and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed price (rent).