Lesson 22- Legal Language Flashcards
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Arson
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The crime of setting fire to property in order to collect insurance
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Amicus curiae
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A friend of the court; a lawyer who advises the court on a legal manner
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Barrister
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Lawyer in England
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Embezzle
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To steal money that was entrusted to your care
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Extradition
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Turning over a fugitive from one jurisdiction to another
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Habeas corpus
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A court order requiring that a prisoner be produced to determine the legality of his imprisonment
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Immaterial
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Without substance; unimportant
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Incarcerate
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To jail; confine
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Indeterminate
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Indefinite
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Larceny
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Theft
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Litigious
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Quarrelsome; given to carrying on lawsuits
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Miscreant
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Villain; criminal
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Perpetrator
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A person who commits an offense
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Plagiarism
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Passing off someone else’s writings or ideas as your own
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Probation
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A period of testing or trial
