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What is tort.
A civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which one has the right to bring a suit for recovery in a civil court.
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What is indictment.
A written accusation issued by a grand jury charging that there is evidence that a crime has been committed and that the person so charged should be brought to trial.
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What is the U.S. Supreme Court.
The highest court in the federal judicial system.
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What is dower.
The life estate to which every married woman is entitled upon her husband's death.
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What is challenge to the array.
What is an objection made to the entire panel of jurors?
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What is sovereign immunity.
Protection from tort prosecution that is given to government units and officials in connection with the performance of their official duties.
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What is to utter and publish.
The offering of a forged instrument with the intent to defraud.
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What is small claims court.
A court established in some states to settle minor disputes between individuals in which the parties represent themselves without the assistance of attorneys.
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What is ademption.
Revoking, recalling, or voiding a legacy.
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What is pretrial conference.
An informal conference between judge and counsel to discuss a case before it is tried in court in an effort to clarity and expedite its disposition.
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What is the attractive nuisance doctrine.
A doctrine applying to situations where something is on a person's property that will attract young children, and that person has a duty to exercise due care to prevent injury to them.
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What is M'Naughten Rule.
A rule applied in some states that does not hold a person criminally responsible for an act if he or she does not have the mental capacity to know right from wrong.
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What is lower or inferior court.
A court that has a very limited jurisdiction and whose cases may be appealed to a higher court.
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What is precatory words.
Words in a will that express a desire that are not binding upon the court.
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What is fishing expedition.
A tactic used by some attorneys in the discovery process to try to obtain information from a witness that is not based upon or supported by the allegations.
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What is tangible, punitive or exemplary, and nominal.
What are the three types of damages?
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What is Durham Rule.
A rule applied in some states that does not hold a person responsible for an act if it was done as the result of mental disease or defect.
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What is probate court.
A court that deals with wills and the settlement of estates.
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What is nuncupative, holographic, and living will.
What are the three types of wills?
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What is pretrial stipulations.
Agreements made between the attorneys as to the conditions or procedures that will be followed in the taking of a deposition.
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What is contributory, comparative, and culpable negligence.
What are the three types of negligence?
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What is justifiable, excusable, and felonious.
What are the three types of homicide?
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What is the U.S. District Court.
A federal trial court or a federal court of original jurisdiction.
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What is conservatorship.
A type of trust created by law to care for the property of an incompetent person or a minor.
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What is concealment.
Failure to disclose or reveal the facts a person has about a case that the law requires him or her to make known.
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