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25 Cards in this Set
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Jurisdiction |
A geographical area within which judicial Authority may be exercised |
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Venue |
The proper place for a trial |
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Court calendar or court docket |
The historical or scheduling records within a court |
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Petit jury |
A group of people some in to hear the evidence in a case |
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Grand jury |
A group of people that decide if there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed and if the defendant committed it is so the grand jury will return a true bill or indictment charging the defendant with the crime |
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Voir dire |
French for speak the truth |
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Challenge for cause |
A challenge or asking to be dismissed to a member of a jury panel for a specific reason |
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Peremtory challenge |
A challenge to a member of the jury panel for no stated reason |
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Challenge to the array |
A challenge to the entire jury panel often made if there are no members on the panel that are of the same ethnicity as the defendant |
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Polling the jury |
Requiring each year after returning their verdict to declare the verdict is in fact their verdict |
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Hung jury |
A jury that is deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict |
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Allen charge |
An additional jury instruction given after the jury has notified the court it appears to be hung this charge encourages the jurors to continue deliberating and trying to reach a verdict |
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Seriatm |
One after anothet |
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Slander |
Slam defamatory |
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Stare decisis |
Doctrine of precedence courts must follow earlier judicial decisions |
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Sua sponte |
Voluntarily |
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Sui generis |
Of its own kind |
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Summary judgment |
Decision of a court before a trial based on the pleadings and briefs of the parties |
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Surety |
A person primarily liable for payment of another's debt |
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Testate |
Having a valid will opposite of in-state |
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Usury |
A charging of an illegal rate of interest |
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Venire |
Panel of person selected for jury duty |
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Venue |
Proper place for a lawsuit to proceed because of his connection with the events of the suit or the parties to the suit |
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Vitiate |
To cause to have no force or effect |
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With prejudice /without prejudice |
Used with a dismissal a dismissed with prejudice the case may not be refiled dismissed without prejudice just missile that does not Bar Refaeli |
