Legal Terminology C

Question 1

calendar

Answer 1

court schedule

Question 2

case in chief

Answer 2

primary presentation of evidence by a party

Question 3

case law

Answer 3

printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions

Question 4

cause of action

Answer 4

the situation causing a lawsuit

Question 5

chain of custody

Answer 5

record showing proper maintenance of ‘real’ evidence

Question 6

challenge

Answer 6

objection for having someone serve as a juror

Question 7

chambers

Answer 7

a judge’s office within a courthouse

Question 8

charge to the jury

Answer 8

instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs a case

Question 9

chattel

Answer 9

an article of personal or movable property

Question 10

circuit court of appeal

Answer 10

federal appellate level court immediately below the supreme court

Question 11

class action

Answer 11

a suit joined in by a group of people who share a common interest in a matter

Question 12

closing statement

Answer 12

an attorney’s final statement in a trial

Question 13

cloud on title

Answer 13

a claim/lien which impairs an owner’s right to use his property

Question 14

code of federal regulations (C.F.R)

Answer 14

federal regulatory agency rules and regulations which implement federal law

Question 15

collateral estoppel

Answer 15

a bar/impediment to prevent re-litigating issues which have already been tried

Question 16

colloquy

Answer 16

a formal conference/discussion between lawyers, the judge, or other parties during a judicial proceeding

Question 17

complaint

Answer 17

plaintiff’s initial pleading

Question 18

concurrent sentences

Answer 18

two or more sentences served at the same time

Question 19

conflict of interest

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conflict between the private interests and public obligations of someone in a position of authority/trust

Question 20

confront accusers

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the right of a person accused of a crime to face those making the accusation

Question 21

consecutive sentences

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two or more sentences which must be served one after the other

Question 22

contempt

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willfully disobeying a court order, obstructing a court’s functions or lessening it’s dignity

Question 23

counter-claim

Answer 23

defendant’s claim against a plaintiff

Question 24

counts

Answer 24

individual acts alleged to have broken the law contained withing the indictment

Question 25

court minutes

Answer 25

summary records of events in a case

Question 26

cross-examination

Answer 26

questions by an opposing party after the side calling the witness has examined them