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Subject : law
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1. 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.






2. Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing party must provide written answers.






3. 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.






4. A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony - hear the parties - and report to the court.






5. The person to whom property rights or power are transferred by another - a grantee.






6. Conduct which tends to annoy all citizens - including unnecessary and distractingnoisemaking.






7. The physical location where the defense and prosecuting parties are seated throughout the duration of the trial.






8. Presiding or Administrative Judge in a court.






9. The court with authority to supervise estate administration.






10. 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.






11. A child born or adopted after a will is executed - who is not provided for in the will.






12. 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.






13. Voluntary statement made by one who is a defendant in a criminal trial - which - if true - discloses his or her guilt.






14. False and defamatory spoken words tending to harm another's reputation - community standing - office - trade - business - or means of livelihood.






15. Legally responsible.






16. An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff - constable - or other officer to search a specified location.






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






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






19. A suit which has been quashed and ended.






20. Legal dissolution of a marriage by a court. Also termed dissolutionof marriage.






21. The act of showing a weapon to another person - typically the police or the victim.






22. To complete the legal requirements (such as signing before witnesses) that make a will valid. Also - to execute a judgment or decree means to put the final judgment of the court into effect.






23. An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.






24. The wellness of a person's state of mind.






25. 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






26. Written or oral pledge by a witness to speak the truth.






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






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






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






30. A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.






31. State-imposed death as punishment for a serious crime. Capital punishment.






32. The department that oversees the actions of probationers as well as the location of where probation officers work.






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






34. Presentation of evidence to the court (out of the hearing of the jury) for the court's decision of whether the evidence is admissible.






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






36. Inferences drawn from proven facts.






37. A foundation or basis; points relied on.






38. Needy and poor. A defendant who can demonstrate his or her indigence to the court may be assigned a court appointed attorney at public expense.






39. To disagree. An appellate court opinion setting forth the minority view and outlining the disagreement of one or more judges with the decision of the majority.






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






41. 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.






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






43. For the judge or jury to determine and declare the guilt of the defendant.






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






45. Gifts made in a will.






46. The act - after a jury verdict has been announced - of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.






47. A concept applied by courts in product liability cases in which a seller is liable for any and all defective or hazardous products which unduly threaten a consumer's personal safety.






48. The act of not appearing in court after being presented with a subpoena or summons.






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






50. Act of the client in employing the attorney or counsel. Also denotes the fee the client pays when he or she retains the attorney to act for him or her.