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bench warrant beneficiary charge/d co-executor commission competency competent continuance court order cross examination debt decedent defendant deponent determination direct examination document execute file (verb) find find for grand jury grievance guardian habeas corpus hearing hearsay illegal indictment insurance-> ~ coverage irrelevant judge jury juvenile juvenile deliquent law legal legatee letters-of-administration letters testamentary liability license-> ~ expired ~ revoked life insurance litigant litigate, litigation mediate mens motion motive neglect negotiate objection off the record order of protection -
order to show cause ordinance overruled (objection) parole officer personal property petitioner plaintiff plea plea bargaining plea agreement plead plea offer pretrial intervention (diversion) priveleged probable cause probation officer prosecute prosecutor public defender real property recess remand respondent sentence statement statute suppression of evidence sue suicide Surrogate Court sustained (objection) swear in temporary restraining order trial trust trustee vehicle verdict versus voir dire witness
PENAL SYSTEM capital punishment Criminal Justice fugitive parole penalty penitentiary punish, punishment prison solitary confinement POLICE PROCEDURE arrest-> group ~ blanks bust curfew detective fingerprint handcuffs hierarchy hierarchic, hierarchical identify identity informer inquiry raid reward search security shoot siren sting (police) WILL See also Business for financial matters.
administration administrator alternate (guardian, executor) attesting witness codicil co-executor debt distributee estate execute executor fiduciary finance, finances heir inherit intestacy liability life insurance personal property probate real property succession (intestate) testator will For the signs for these terms, see Signs for technical/specialized vocabulary.
For additional relevant terms, see Vocabulary list for history and poltical science under "Warfare" for weapons used during a crime or capture and Vocabulary list for social work under "Services to children and families".
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