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ACTION - CORRECT- A LAWSUIT
ADVERSE WITNESS - CORRECT- A WITNESS WHOSE TESTIMONY IS
PREJUDICIAL TO THE CASE OF THE PARTY WHO CALLED HIM, WHETHER OR
NOT THE WITNESS IS ACTUALLY HOSTILE
AFFIDAVIT - CORRECT- WRITTEN STATEMENT OF FACTS MADE UNDER OATH
AFFIANT - CORRECT- PERSON SIGNING THE AFFIDAVIT
AFFIRM - CORRECT- TO DECLARE SOLEMNLY AND FORMALLY
AGGRAVATING/MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE - CORRECT- CONSIDERATIONS
WHICH INCREASE OR DECREASE A SENTENCE IMPOSED IN CRIMINAL CASES
UNDER SENTENCING GUIDLINES
ALLOCUTION - CORRECT- FORMAL STATEMENT BY CONVICTED DEFENDANT
AS TO WHETHER THERE'S ANY REASON WHY JUDGEMENT SHOULDN'T BE
RENDERED AGAINST HIM
AMENDMENT - CORRECT- CHANGE/CORRECTION, WHETHER BENEFICIAL OR
NOT, WHETHER ADDING OR SUBTRACTING
CORRECT--COMPLAINT - CORRECT- RESPONSE BY DEFENDANT DENYING
PLANTIFF'S COMPLAINT
ARBITRATION - CORRECT- DISPUTE MEDIATION BY IMPARTIAL THIRD PARTY
ARRAIGNMENT - CORRECT- BRINGING AN ACCUSED PERSON INTO COURT TO
PLEAD A CRIMINAL CHARGE
ARREST - CORRECT- RESTRAINT AND DETENTION OF A PERSON SUSPECTED
OF CRIME
bail - CORRECT- refers to an amount of money deposited as a form of collateral to
guarantee that a person charged with a crime will appear in court when scheduled
, bench conference - CORRECT- a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside
the hearing of the jury or courtroom audience; may or may not be on the record
bench warrant - CORRECT- authority to find and bring to court someone who has failed
to appear
beyond a reasonable doubt - CORRECT- The standard that must be met by the
prosecution's evidence in a criminal case: that there is no other logical explanation,
based on the facts, except that the defendant committed the crime
bifurcation - CORRECT- trial of certain issues separately, as guilt/PENALTY OR
COMPLAINT/DAMAGES
BLACK LETTER LAW - CORRECT- basic principles of law, Especially in statutes
BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY - CORRECT- A STANDARD LEGAL REFERENCE WORK;
INCLUDING ABBREVIATIONS AND OTHER MATERIALS
BRIEFS - CORRECT- PAPERS SUBMITTED BY ATTORNEYS, EITHER PRE OR POST
TRIAL EXPLAINING OR DEFENDING THEIR CLIENT'S POSITIONS
BURDEN OF PROOF - CORRECT- THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE AFFIRMATIVE
PROOF ON AN ISSUE
CALENDAR - CORRECT- COURT SCHEDULE
CASE IN CHIEF - CORRECT- PRIMARY PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE BY A PARTY
CASE LAW - CORRECT- PRINTED DECISIONS AND OPINIONS OF APPELLATE
JURISDICTIONS
CAUSE OF ACTION - CORRECT- A SITUATION CAUSING A LAWSUIT
CERTIORARI, WRIT OF - CORRECT- AN APPELLATE COURT ORDER GRANTING
A HEARING TO AN APPELLANT; IF A HEARING IS GRANTED, THE LOWER
COURT IS ORDERED TO PROVIDE A CERTIFIED RECORD OF THE CASE FOR
THE APPELLATE JUDGES TO REVIEW
CHAIN OF CUSTODY - CORRECT- RECORD SHOWING PROPER MAINTENANCE
OF "REAL" EVIDENCE, SUCH AS SEIZED NARCOTICS OR WEAPONS, AS
OPPOSED TO MERE DOCUMENTS
CHALLENGE - CORRECT- OBJECTION TO HAVING SOMEONE SERVE AS A
JUROR; A CHALLENGE MAY BE FOR CAUSE, AS WHEN THE PERSON DOESN'T
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