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Legal Terms A-E CW Puzzle

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A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
a person or entity who begins a lawsuit by filing a complaint and is usually called the plaintiff, or in some cases the petitioner.
written evidence of debt issued by a company with the terms of payment spelled out.
to remove (something) completely.
a statement of claimed fact contained in a complaint (a written pleading filed to begin a lawsuit), a criminal charge, or an affirmative defense (part of the written answer to a complaint).
short for a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue
the removal of a lawyer from a bar association or the practice of law, this revoking his or her license or admission to practice law
evidence in a trial which is not directly from an eyewitness or participant and requires some reasoning to prove a fact.
a warrant issued by a judge, often to command someone to appear before the judge, with a setting of an amount of bail to be posted.
the opportunity for the attorney (or an unrepresented party) to ask questions in court of a witness who has testified in a trial on behalf of the opposing party
a deed, a bond, money, or a piece of property held in the trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition.
what a jury or judge sitting without a jury does at the end of a criminal trial if the jury or judge finds the accused defendant not guilty.
the case presented by or on behalf of the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit
a bond provided by an insurance company through a bail bondsman acting as agent for the company, to secure the release from jail of an accused defendant pending trial.
fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as citizen’s entitlement
the first document filed with the court (actually with the County Clerk or Clerk of the Court) by a person or entity claiming legal rights against another.
to take or hold a suspected criminal with legal authority, as by a law enforcement officer.
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an agent or someone authorized to act for another. 2) a person who has been qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services, including appearing in court.
a calendar or list of cases for trial or people having cases pending
a postponement of a date of a trial, hearing or other court appearance to a later fixed date by order of the court, or upon a stipulation (legal agreement) by the attorneys and approved by the court or (where local rules permit) by the clerk of the court.
help commit a crime. To help someone commit a crime, including helping them escape from police or plan the crime.
a violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term in jail or prison, and/or a fine as possible penalties.
the requirement that the plaintiff (the party bringing a civil lawsuit) show by a "preponderance of evidence" or "weight of evidence" that all the facts necessary to win a judgment are presented and are probably true.
the act of a party or an attorney showing up in court.
the questioning of a witness by an attorney.
the rule that evidence secured by illegal means and in bad faith cannot be introduced in a criminal trial.
the money or bond put up to secure the release of a person who has been charged with a crime.
he private office of a judge, usually close to the courtroom so that the judge can enter the court from behind the bench and not encounter people on the way.
a lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, solicitor, barrister, advocate or proctor (a lawyer in admiralty court), licensed to practice law.
dishonesty, fraudulent conduct, false statements made knowing them to be untrue, by which the liar intends to deceive a party receiving the statements and expects the party to believe and rely on them.
the examination given in each state by either the highest court or, if an "integrated" bar, by the state bar association (subject to appeal to the State Supreme Court) for admission as an attorney.
any written document in which the signer swears under oath before a notary public or someone authorized to take oaths (like a County Clerk), that the statements in the document are true.
an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
aw enforcement officials' act of holding an accused or convicted person in criminal proceedings, beginning with the arrest of that person.
to ask a higher court to reverse the decision of a trial court after final judgment or other legal ruling.