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21 Cards in this Set
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nolo contendere
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a plea by the defendant in a criminal prosecution of not contending a conviction as though a guilty plea had been entered by not admitting guilty
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perjure
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to render (oneself) guilty of swearing falsely or of willingly making a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation
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plaintiff
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a person who brings a suit into a court
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precedent
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a legal decision serving as authoritative rule
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procure
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to obtain or get by care, effort, or use of special means
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proscribe
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to pronounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful ; prohibit
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recidivism
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repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime
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recuse
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to reject or challenge ( a judge or juror) as disqualified to act , because of interest or bias
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refute
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to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge
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reprieve
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to delay the impending punishment or sentence of ( a condemned person)
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval, as for an action
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sedition
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incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government
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sequester
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to remove or withdrawal into solitude or retirement; seclude
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statute
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an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document
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stipulate
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to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement
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subpoena
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the usual writ for summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberate body
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substantite
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to establish by proof or competent evidence
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surrogate
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a person appointed to act for another; deputy
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verbatim
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in exactly the same words; word for word
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warrant
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authorization, sanction, or justification
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writ
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a formal order under seal, issues in the name of a sovereign ,government, court, or other competent government, enjoiing the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from a specified act
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