Words

Question 1

Decision in court that is suspending the case before the final decision

Answer 1

Abatement

Question 2

Method of discharging a claim upon agreement. Give and accept something in settlement

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Accord

Question 3

A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty or finding of a judge that evidence is not sufficient to support a conviction

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Acquittal

Question 4

Legal process of resolving a dispute

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Adjudication

Question 5

Evidence that may be considered by a jury in a civil or criminal case

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Admissible

Question 6

Someone who make a declaration under oath

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Affiant

Question 7

Written or printed statement made under oath

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Affidavit

Question 8

When the lower court decision is correct

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Affirmed

Question 9

Alternate juror

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A juror who hears all the evidence but does not help deciding the case

Question 10

Alternative dispute resolution

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Settling a dispute outside the courtroom

Question 11

Answer

Answer 11

Formal written statement by a defendant in a civil case that responds to a complaint, articulating the grounds for defense

Question 12

appellant

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party who appeals a district court’s decision

Question 13

arraignment

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proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or information, an asked to plead guilty or not guilty

Question 14

assume

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an agreement to continue performing duties under a contract or a lease

Question 15

automatic stay

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an injunction that automatically stops lawsuits, foreclosures, garnishments against the debtor the moment a bankruptcy petition is filled

Question 16

bail

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release, prior to a trial, of a person accused of a crime under specified conditions.
Also can be the amount of money posted as a financial condition.

Question 17

court employee who keeps order in the courtroom

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bailiff

Question 18

trial without a jury, in which the judge serves as the fact-finder

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bench trial

Question 19

bond

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money or property given to the court to hold

Question 20

breach

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infraction of law

Question 21

brief

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written statement that explains one side’s legal and factual arguments

Question 22

burden of proof

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duty to prove disputed facts

Question 23

capacity

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legal qualification that determines one’s ability to sued or be sued

Question 24

capital offense

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crime punishable by death

Question 25

case file

Answer 25

complete collection of every document filed in court in a case

Question 26

case law

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law as established in previous court decisions

Question 27

cash bond

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paid in cash full amount of a bond to release the defendant from custody

Question 28

cause of action

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legal claim

Question 29

character evidence

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proof of testimony given about another person’s moral standing general character and reputation

Question 30

chief judge

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judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court

Question 31

Lawsuit in which one or more members sue on behalf of the entire class

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class action

Question 32

Final statements in a trail arguing for the evidence presented

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closing argument

Question 33

Written statement in which the plaintiff details the claims against the defendant

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complaint

Question 34

concurrent sentence

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prison terms for two or more offenses to be served at same time

Question 35

consecutive sentence

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prison terms for two or more offenses to be served one after other

Question 36

a judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant

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conviction

Question 37

Legal advice, term also used to refer to the lawyers in a case.

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counsel

Question 38

count

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an allegation in an indictment or information, charging a defendant with a crime.

Question 39

damages

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money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case if the plaintiff has won.

Question 40

declaratory judgement

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a judge’s statement about someone’s rights.

Question 41

the omission or failure to perform a legal duty

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default

Question 42

An individual against whom a lawsuit is filled/ person accused of the crime

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defendant

Question 43

An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.

Answer 43

deposition

Question 44

Discovery

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Procedures used to obtain disclosure of evidence before trail

Question 45

Disposition

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The act of transferring something to another’s care by deed or will

Question 46

A log containing the complete history of each case

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Docket

Question 47

Due process

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The constitutional guarantee that a defendant will receive a fair and imparcial trail (criminal law)

Question 48

Escrow

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Money or documents such as deed held by a third party until the conditions of an agreement are met

Question 49

Exculpatory evidence

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Evidence indicating that a defendant did not commit the crime

Question 50

Exhibit

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A document or other tangible object that formally introduced as evidence in court

Question 51

Formal

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Opening to an estate after prior notice to interested person