From Book

Question 1

abandonment

Answer 1

surrender, relinquishment, disclaimer, or cession of property or of rights. no intent of reclaiming

Question 2

abatement

Answer 2

reduction, decrease, or diminution. suspension or cessation in whole or in part of a continuing charge, such as rent

Question 3

abet

Answer 3

encourage or incite another commit a crime

Question 4

abolition

Answer 4

destruction, annihilation, abrogation, or extinguishment of anything, but especially things of a permanent nature, ie institutions

Question 5

accessory

Answer 5

aiding or contributing in a secondary way or assisting in or contributing to as a subordinates

Question 6

acquiescence

Answer 6

conduct recognizing the existence of a transaction and intended to permit the transaction to be carried into effect; a tacit agreement; consent inferred from silence

Question 7

acquit

Answer 7

to set free, release, or discharge as from an obligation, burden or accusation

Question 8

acquittal

Answer 8

legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person who has been charged w a crime

Question 9

adjudication

Answer 9

legal process of resolving a dispute

Question 10

adjuster

Answer 10

person appointed or employed to settle or arrange matters that are in dispute

Question 11

admissible

Answer 11

term used to describe info that is relevant to a determination of issues in any judicial proceeding so that such info can be properly considered by a judge or jury in making a decision

Question 12

admission to the bar

Answer 12

procedure that governs the authorization of attorneys to practice law before the state and federal courts

Question 13

affidavit

Answer 13

write statement of facts voluntarily made by an affiant under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law

Question 14

alimony

Answer 14

payment that a family court may order one person in a couple to make to the other person when that couple separates or divorces

Question 15

allege

Answer 15

state or charge the existence of particular facts in a pleading or an indictment

Question 16

ancillary

Answer 16

subordinate; aiding

Question 17

antitrust law

Answer 17

prevents monopolies and creates competition

Question 18

appellant

Answer 18

person who dissatisfied w the judgment rendered in a lawsuit decided in a lower court or the findings from a proceeding before an administrative agency

Question 19

articles of confederation

Answer 19

document that set forth the terms under which the original thirteen states agreed to participate in a centralized form of government

Question 20

bill of rights

Answer 20

first ten amendments to us constitution, ratified in 1791, which set forth and guarantee certain fundamental rights and privileges of individuals

Question 21

(Cert)iorari

Answer 21

writ that a superior appellate court issues on its discretion to an inferior court, ordering it to produce a certified record of a particular case it has tried

Question 22

Chief justice

Answer 22

the presiding, most senior, or principal judge of a court

Question 23

Clayton act

Answer 23

federal law enacted in 1914 as an amendment to the sherman anti-trust act. prohibiting undue restriction of trade and commerce by designated methods

Question 24

Durham rule

Answer 24

principle of criminal law used to determine the validity of teh insanity defense asserted by an accused

Question 25

Exclusionary rule

Answer 25

principle based on federal constitutional law that evidence illegally seized by law enforcement officers in violation of a suspects right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures cannot be used against the suspect in a criminal prosecution

Question 26

fair labor standards act

Answer 26

federal legislation enacted in 1983 by congress pursuant to its power under the commerce clause, that mandated a minimum wage and forty-hour work week for employees of those businesses engaged in interstate commerce

Question 27

Glass-Steagall Act

Answer 27

passed in 1933 that prohibits commercial banks from engaging in the investment business

Question 28

habeas corpus

Answer 28

a writ that commands an individual or gov official who has restrained another to produce the prisoner at a designated time and place so that the court can determine the legality of custody and decide whether to order the prisoners release

Question 29

judicial review

Answer 29

a courts authority to examine an executive or legislative act and to invalidate that act if it is contrary to constitutional principles

Question 30

lanham act

Answer 30

federal statute enacted in 1946 and subsequently amended to revise trademark law

Question 31

libel

Answer 31

writing in defamation

Question 32

slander

Answer 32

verbal defamation

Question 33

M'Naghten Rule

Answer 33

test applied to determine whether a person accused of a crime was sane at the time of its commission and therefore criminally responsible for the wrongdoing