Legal Terms

Question 1

The Discovery

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Exchange of evidence

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Dismiss charger with prejudice

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Without a right to a new trial

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Is destitute

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Indigent (poor, needy)

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The deponent

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Person giving testimony

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To demur

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To object

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The defense rests its case

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Has no more evidence to present

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To lose by default

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Failure to show up

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Deadlocked

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No unanimous decision (The court was deadlocked)

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Culprit

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The offender

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Covenant

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Agreement

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Counterfeiting

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Falsifying (proving to be false)

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Convict Someone

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Find someone guilty

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Contempt of court

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To act against the rules of the court

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Concurrent

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At the same time (To serve a concurrent sentence)

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Direct examination of the defendant

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Lawyer asking defendant to describe in their own words what happened.

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Diversion

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Alternate program

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Dissenting Opinon

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Disagreeing

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Hearsay Evidence

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Indirect

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Heretofore

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Up to the present time

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Hoax

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Deception

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Harass

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Annoy

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Liable

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Responsible

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Hold harmless

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Free from blame

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Hung jury

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No unanimous decision

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Impeach

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Discredit

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in Chambers

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Judge’s Office

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to Indict

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Accuse formally

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an Interdiction

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Prohibition

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Intestate

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Without a will

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Double jeopardy

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Tried twice for the same crime.

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Kindred

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Relatives

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Larceny

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Theft

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Lechery

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Lewdness (ignorant, unlearned, low, vicious)

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Levy

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Tax or fee

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Libel

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Written defamation (the action of damaging the good reputation of someone).

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Parole

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Early release from prison

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Plea baragin

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Pleading guilty to a lesser charge.

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Peremptory challenge

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An attorney excusing (removing) a potential juror without a reason.

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Probably cause

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Reasonable ground for belief

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Probate

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Prove validity of a will or document.

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Proceedings adjourned

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Suspended

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by Proxy

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Substitution

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the Proximate cause

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Natural and closest reason.

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Prurient behavior

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lewd, lascivious

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Purge a record

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Erase

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Within the Purview

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Scope and reach

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to Quash evidence

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Make void, nullify

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to Plead to a count

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Plead guilty to a charge

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Quitclaim

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A release or conveyance of property.

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Racketeering

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Organized extortion (The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.)

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The rap sheet

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List of arrest

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to Rebut

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Impugn, refute

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to Recant

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Take back