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What does amendment mean?
a) change to a legal document
b) to tear apart
c) to build
d) a part of the Constitution

What does affidavit mean?
a) a sworn statement made under oath
b) authorization to arrest someone
c) a search warrant
d) a summary of a legal position

What does burden mean?
a) an obligation to prove a contention
b) happening at the same time
c) a troubling legal position
d) heavy

What does contingent mean
a) depending on other factors
b) to go directly in a straight line
c) innocent; not guilty
d) needing no further proof

What does default mean?
a) failure to pay an obligation
b) giving up legal rights
c) penalty for perjury
d) improve, augment

What does defendant mean?
a) person being sued or charged in court
b) person suing someone or accusing someone of a crime
c) the person who helps the judge
d) a lawyer who works for free

What does exculpatory mean
a) that which proves innocence
b) a person who aids in a crime
c) a meeting between a judge and a lawyer
d) a mistrial

What does hearsay mean?
a) statement made out of court by a 3rd party
b) a statement of fact that is not in dispute
c) sworn testimony by a witness
d) a person who lies in court

What does injunction mean?
a) a court order to stop an action
b) a written list of charges
c) a split decision resutling in a mistrial
d) a period of 100 years

What does jurisdiction mean?
a) having authority to make legal decisions for an area
b) an area where a law is not in effect
c) a juror who becomes the foreperson
d) a judge who recuses herself from a case

What does moot mean?
a) irrelevant; of no importance
b) evidence that points to guilt
c) of high importance; crucial
d) a person not allowed to speak in court

What does oath mean?
a) solemn promise to tell the truth
b) a contract
c) a bench
d) a legal maneuver to gain extra time

What does plaintiff mean?
a) the person who sues someone; brings a charge
b) the person charged with a crime
c) a person who gets out of jury duty
d) the person who helps the judge keep order

What does precedent mean?
a) an earlier case that serves as an example
b) the leader of a democratic country
c) a motion to dismiss charges
d) a time out; period of delay in a trial

What does tort mean
a) a civil, not criminal, matter before a court
b) a written response to charges
c) a verbal reprimand from a judge to a lawyer
d) the final decision of a judge

What does warrant mean?
a) authorization from a judge allowing the police to take action
b) a paper that lets the police search anything they want
c) a written appeal of a conviction
d) the document that holds a person until trial

What does impetuous mean?
a) acting without thinking
b) anger; vengeance
c) love; passion
d) sadness; depression

What does haughty mean?
a) arrogant
b) sweating
c) to talk down to
d) joining of parts

What does integrity mean?
a) honesty; decency
b) follow an example
c) hard-working
d) hatred

What does inconsequential mean?
a) of no importance
b) nervous, jumpy
c) very important
d) frustrating, irritating

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