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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
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1. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






2. A court order that ends a lawsuit; the suit cannot be refiled by the same parties.






3. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






4. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






5. The party in a case who has initiated an appeal.






6. A method for excusing a prospective juror based on the juror's inability to serve in an unbiased manner.






7. Occurs whenever one person - through force or the threat of force - unlawfully detains another person against his or her will.






8. The final paragraph in a written legal analysis that summarizes the writer's conclusions.






9. A national association of paralegal managers.






10. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






11. The doctrine stating that normally once a court has decided one way on a particular issue - it and other courts in the same jurisdiction will decide the same way on that issue in future cases given similar facts unless they can be convinced of the ne






12. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






13. A witness who possesses skill and knowledge beyond that of the average person.






14. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






15. The background documents created during the process of a bill becoming a statute. These documents can include alternative versions of the legislation - proceedings of committee hearings and reports - and transcripts of floor debates.






16. Information about the law - such as that contained in encyclopedias and law review articles.






17. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






18. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






19. The new legal principle established by a court opinion.






20. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






21. A judgment that reverses the verdict of the jury when the verdict had no reasonable factual support or was contrary to law.






22. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






23. Being the victem of repeated attacks - self-defense is sometimes allowed to the victim - even when the victim is not in immediate danger.

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24. The law itself - such as statutes and court opinions.






25. Money or something else of value that is held by the government to ensure the defendant's appearance in court.






26. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






27. A computer program that allows the user to retrieve web documents that match the key words entered by the searcher.






28. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






29. A judicial philosophy that supports an active role for the judiciary in changing the law.






30. Generally accepted legal principles.






31. The rules whereby all members of a law firm are treated as though they had represented the former client.






32. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was not mentally responsible.






33. The decision of the court regarding the claims of each side. It may be based on a jury's verdict.






34. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - it is a complete bar to the plaintiff's recovery.






35. A professional entity in which the owners share in the organization's profits but are not liable for the malpractice of their partners.






36. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






37. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






38. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






39. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.:






40. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






41. A computerized database that contains the full text of documents - such as court opinions or depositions.






42. An intentional tort that covers a variety of situations - including disclosure - intrusion - appropriation - and false light.






43. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






44. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






45. A law enacted by a state legislature or by Congress.






46. General principles that guide the courts in their interpretation of statutes.






47. The tort theory that an employer can be sued for the negligent acts of its employees.






48. A term used to describe two cases that are almost identical - with similar facts and legal issues.






49. Questions relating to the interpretation or application of the law.






50. A defendant's plea meaning that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges.







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