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Question 1

Accusation:

Answer 1

a charge against a person or corporation

Question 2

Accuse:

Answer 2

to directly and formally institute legal proceedings against a person

Question 3

Accused:

Answer 3

person against whom a criminal proceeding is initiated

Question 4

Admissible evidence:

Answer 4

evidence which has been received by a trial court to aid the trier of fact (judge or jury) in deciding the merits of a controversy

Question 5

Admission:

Answer 5

voluntary acknowledgement that certain facts do exist or are true

Question 6

Adult:

Answer 6

A person who has reached the age of majority

Question 7

Affidavit:

Answer 7

a written, ex parte, statement made or taken under oath before an officer of the court or a notary public

Question 8

Affirm:

Answer 8

the act of an appellate court that the judgement of the lower court is correct

Question 9

Allegation:

Answer 9

in pleading, an assertion of fact

Question 10

Appeal:

Answer 10

a resort to a higher court, seeking a reversal of a court decision

Question 11

Assault:

Answer 11

an attempt or threat, with unlawful force, to inflict bodily injury

Question 12

Battery:

Answer 12

the unlawful application of force to the person of another, unauthorized touching of another, no physical harm need result

Question 13

Breech of contract:

Answer 13

a party’s failure to perform some contracted-for or agreed- upon act, or failure to comply with a duty imposed by law

Question 14

Burden of proof:

Answer 14

the obligation of one party in a lawsuit to prove all the requirements necessary to show entitlement to recovery

Question 15

Caveat:

Answer 15

a warning, caution or qualification

Question 16

Circumstantial evidence:

Answer 16

indirect evidence, secondary evidence by which a principal fact may be inferred

Question 17

Civil:

Answer 17

the branch of law that pertains to suits outside of criminal practice, pertaining to the rights and duties of persons in contract, tort, etc

Question 18

Clear and convincing:

Answer 18

as a standard of proof, it is the amount of evidence beyond a mere preponderance, but below that of beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 19

Code:

Answer 19

a set of laws or rules

Question 20

Common law:

Answer 20

a system of jurisprudence which originated in England and passed on to the US, based on judicial precedent, common law is changing reflecting the desires of society