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Law Vocab **
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| peremptory challenged | the right of a party to reject jurors without giving a reason |
| perjury | lying while under oath |
| plaintiff | the person/party who files a complaint and brings legal action against another person or party |
| plea | the defendant's response to a criminal charge (guilty, not guilty, or no contest) |
| plea in abeyance | a plea held in suspension upon completion of requirements, a guilty finding is set aside |
| plea bargain | negotiations between a defense attorney and a prosecutor in which a guilty plea is exchanged either for a lesser charge |
| posse comitatus | a body of men that a law enforcement officer can call upon to assist him in time of emergency or need |
| precedent | a rule of law established by an appellate court for a particular type of case |
| premeditation | when a crime was thought about beforehand |
| preponderance of the evidence | evidence which is minimally of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered by the opposition |
| prosecutor | the individual who conducts crmiinal prosecutions on behalf of the state or people |
| pro tempore | for the time being, temporary |
| public defender | lawyers regularly employed by the government to represent people accused of crimes and who cannot afford to hire their own attorney |
| relevant | evidence which helps to prove a point or issue in a case |
| remand | to send a case back to a lower court after an appeal has been heard and decided in the appellant's favor |
| restitution | court ordered the defender pay the victim for the damage |
| sentence | the judgment the court gives to the defendant after the conviction, imposing the punishment |
| sequester | to separate from or to hold aside |
| statue law | law passed by a law-making body such as the State Legislature |
| standing | the legal right of a person/group to challenge a ruling or the doncut of another |
| stay | the temporary suspension of proceedings in a case |
| summons/subpoena | an order of the court to appear at a specific time |
| testimony | information or evidence given by a witness under oath |
| trial de novo | a new trial or retrial held in an appellate court |
| venue | the area in which a court may hear and determine a case |
| verdict | a formal decision or finding made by the jury |
| voir dire | the questioning of possible jurors by the judge and the lawyers to decide whether they are acceptable to decide the case |
| waive | to give up a right or a claim willingly |
| warrant | an order authorizing arrest, search and seizure, etc. |
| writ | an order issued by a court/judge in order to foce defendant to do something |
| writ of certiorari | a writ from a superior court to an inferior court directing that a record of its proceedings in a case be sent up for review |
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