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Terms for subject Law (8282 entries)

sentence	a judgment by a court specifying the punishment of somebody convicted of a crime
acquittal	a judgment or legal clearing from a judge or jury of a person from a charge
verdict	a judgment, opinion, or conclusion
hung jury	a jury which is unable to make a final decision in a case
hung jury	a jury whose members cannot come to a consensus to agree upon a verdict
fair hearing	a just hearing in which proper protocol is followed
expert witness	a knowledgeable witness who argues technical or other points
statute of limitations	a law limiting the time within which legal action may be taken
sanction	a law or rule that leads to a penalty being imposed when it is disobeyed
class action	a lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group
annulment	a legal action that says a marriage was never legally valid because of unsound mind, incest, bigamy, being too young to consent, fraud, force, or physical incapacity
foreclosure	a legal process taking away of the right to redeem a mortgage, etc
easements	a limited right of use over the property of another, e.g. a right of way across the property
line-up	a line of a few people for a witness to look at and identify a suspect in a crime
bench conference	a meeting either on or off the record at the judge's bench between the judge, counsel, and sometimes the defendant, out of the hearing of the jury
court	a meeting where legal judgments take place
discovery motion	a motion to have evidence disclosed to the moving party
crystal meth	a narcotic
ecstasy	a narcotic
pot	a narcotic