Court Interpreting Questions With 100% Correct Answers

Indeterminate Sentence - Answer-A sentence of imprisionent to a specified minimum and maimum period of time, specifically authorized by statute, subject to termination by a parole board or other authorized agency after the prisoner has served the minimum term Infraction - Answer-A violation of law, not punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offenses for example Instructions - Answer-A judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the questions it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. Also called charge. Interrogatories - Answer-Written questions asked by one party in a lawsuit for which the opposing paryt must provide written answers. Intervention - Answer-An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differes from the process of becoming and amicus curiae Irrevocable trust - Answer-A trust, once set up, the grantor may not revoke Jeopardy - Answer-The peril in which an accused is placed when he is properly charged with a crime before a court. Joint and several liability - Answer-A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot play. Joint Tenancy - Answer-A form of legal co-ownership of property. When one owner dies, the other owner becomes sole owner. Joyriding - Answer-The illegal taking of an automobile without intent to deprive the owner permanently of the vehicle. Often involves reckless driving. Judgment - Answer-The final decision of the court