Legal Terminology 102 Flashcards
Contempt of court
To convict someone
To act against the rules of the court
To find guilty
To serve a concurrent sentence:
To confiscate:
Two or more sentences at the same time
To take away, seize
affirmitive defense
Commutation
Not deny the charges, but present circumstances to avoid responsibility
Reduction of sentence
Cumulative sentences
The jury was deadlocked
Two or more sentences served one after another (consecutively )
No unanimous decision, hung jury.
To lose by default
The defense rests its case
Failure to show up
Has concluded with the presentation of their side of the case
A Demurrer
The deponent
A motion to dismiss a civil case
Person giving testimony away from the court house
To bind over
The discovery
To hold a person for trial
Exchange of evidence, facts and documents prior to trial
To dismiss a case without prejudice
Challenge for cause
Case law
Without a right to a new trial
Removal of a potential juror for a stated reason
Law established by previous decisions.
