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Down: 1) an order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person2) one who has authority to act for another3) an amendment to a will4) docket number5) a hearing established to re evaluate the bail amount that was originally set for the accused7) a certificate or evidence of a debt. often used interchangablely with bail8) trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts9) an assault commited with the intention of committing some additional crim10) primary evidence, the best evidence avaible13) the cause, price, or impelling influence which induces a party to enter into a contract14) to try issues seperately, such as guilt and criminal responsibility in a criminal proceeding or liability and damages in a civil action15) a criminal case in which the allowable punishmebnt in cludes death16) any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with the present ability to do so, and any intentional display of force such as would give victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm17) a defenddants staement in mitigation of punishment18) all evidence exept eyewitness testimony20) body of federal or state law dealing with procedual aspects of trial for criminal cases21) a lawsuit, litigation, or action. any question, civil or criminal, litigated or contested before a court of justice25) the party who complains or sues; one who applies to the court for legal redress. also called "plaintiff"26) the rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed, including the prepareations for trial , the rules of evident and trial conduct, and the procedure for pursing appeals27) yearly judicial review, usually in juvenile dependency cases, to determine whether the child requires continued court supervision or placemnt30) mental capacity of a person, especially with regard to his or her ability to stand trial and to assist consel in his or her defense31) 1. written attestation. 2. authorized declaration verfying that an instrument is a true and correct copy or the original33) a case summary or commentary on teh law cases, statues, and rules illustrating its interpretation34) in the practice of appellate courts, the word means that the decsion of the trial court is correct36) a crime punishable by death37) an accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court38) a written statement prepared by the counsel arguing a case in court39) an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the persons consent44) the time in a lawsuit when the complaining party has stated his or her claim and the other side has responded. with a denial and the matter is ready to be tried45) an endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime, carries beyond preparation, but lacking execution46) to execute, perpetrate, orcarry out and act.. to commit a crime52) a collection, compendium, or revision of laws, rules, and regulations enacted by legislative authority Across: 6) a legal doctorine by which acts of the opposing parties are compared to determine the liability of each party to the other8) gifts made in a will11) a lawsuit brought to enforce, redress, or protect private rights or to gain paymetn for a wrong done to a person or party by another person or party.12) the legal process by which the government takes private land for public use, paying the owner a fair price18) confirmation or support of a witness' statment or other fact19) an attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causing such injury, or an attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly cause or cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon22) a written order issued by a court directing a sheriff or peace officer to take custody of and bring before the court23) an offensive touching or use of force on ones spouse wihtout the spouses consent. see battery24) a reference to a source of legal authority. a direction to appear in court, as when a defenant is cited into court, rather than arrested28) attorney at law, lawyer, conselor at law29) to correction of an error admitted in any process32) an advocate, counsel, or official agent employed in preparing, managing, and trying cases in thecourts35) standard of proof commonly used in civil lawsuits and in regulatory agency cases. it governs the amount of proof that must be offered in order for the plantiff to win the case40) the party appealing in a final decision or judgment41) the CFR is the annual listing of executive agency regulations published in teh daily Federal Register, and the regulations issued previously with are still in efefct. teh CFR contains regulatory laws governing practice and procedure before federal administrative agencies42) the party against whom an appeal is taken. sometimes called a respondant43) the testimony of witnesses who know the genera,l character and reputation of a person in teh community in which he or she lives. it may be considered by teh jury in a dual respect. 1. as a substantive evidence upon theory that a person of good character and reputation is less liekly to commit a crime thna one who does not have a good character and reputation. and 2, as corroborative evidence in support of a witnesses testimony as bearing upon credibility46) the judges instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial47) attested as being true or an exact reproduction48) to hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail49) legal right given to a aperson to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself50) the procedure where the accused is brought before the court to hear the criminal charg/s against him or her and to enter a plea of either guilty, not guilty or no contest51) the action of sending a person to a penal or mental institution. the order directing an officer to take a person to a penal or mental institution53) the obligation of a party to estqablish by evidence a requisite degree of belief concerning a fact in the mind of the trier of fact or the court54) the public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencemtn of term of court, for setting a time for trial or entering orders55) an attack ona judgment other than a direct appeal to a higher court56) bail that is kept by teh court as a result of not following a court order
 

 

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