Law Vocab
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1. Writ or order by a court prohibiting a specific action from being carried out by a person or group.

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

3. Evidence which might unfairly sway the judge or jury to one side or the other.

4. The quality in a witness which makes his or her testimony believable.

5. Jury of inquiry. The jury which determines which charges - if any - are to be brought against a defendant.

6. The court transfer of legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person - agency - or institution. It may be temporary or permanent.

7. A rule of law that courts and judges shall draw a particular inference from a particular fact - or from particular evidence.

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

9. Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example - traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.

10. Requirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her: specifically - the right to remain silent; that any statement made may be used against him or her; the right to an attorney;

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

12. An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees.

13. Having no force - legal power to bind - or validity.

14. One who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record.

15. A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.

16. The rights of a person guaranteed by the state or federal constitutions.

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

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

19. The act of taking and carrying away the personal property of another of a value less than $300 with the intent to deprive the owner or possessor of it permanently.

20. 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.

21. Generally - justice or fairness.

22. The unlawful killing of one human being by another.

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

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

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

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