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Appellant |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |person |who |files |an |appeal
Arraignment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |time |when |the |defendant |is |advised |of |the |charge |
and |enters |a |plea.
Attorney |in |Fact |- |Power |of |Attorney |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |is |the |agent |or |
representative |of |another |and |is |given |authority |to |act |in |that |person's |place |or |name.
Actual |Authority |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |authority |the |public |may |reasonably |believe |
an |agent.
Express |Authority |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Same |as |actual |authority
Bail |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Monetary |or |other |form |of |security |given |to |ensure |the |
appearance |of |a |defendant |at |every |stage |of |the |proceeding.
bail |bond |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |document |executed |to |secure |the |release |of |an |
individual |in |custody |of |law.
bail |agent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Any |person |who |is |paid |a |fee |to |execute |a |bail |bond |for |
another.
Bail |enforcement |agent |aka |Bail |Recovery |Agent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |licensed |
by |MS |Insurance |Department |and |employed |by |a |professional |bail |agent |to |provide |
assistance |in |presenting |a |defendant |in |court.
bind |over |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |hold |fir |trail |or |presentation |to |the |grand |jury.
bond |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Customarily |a |written |instrument |in |which |one |party |(the |
obligatory) |agrees |to |perform |some |act |for |the |benefit |of |a |second |party |(obligee) |and |in |
which |a |third |party |(the |surety) |agrees |to |pay |a |sum |of |money |as |a |penalty |if |the |obligation
|fails |to |perform.
Build |up |fund |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Account |set |up |to |indemnify |the |company |from |the |
losses |caused |by |the |agent.
Capias |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |writ |commanding |the |arrest |of |a |person |so |that |he |may |be
|compelled |to |appear |before |the |court
Capitol |Offense |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |felony |fir |which |the |punishment |may |be |the |
death |penalty. |Serious |of |all |crimes.
writ |of |certiorari |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |order |to |move |a |case |from |a |lower |court |to |a |
higher |court |for |review.
circumstantial |evidence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Indirect |evidence: |secondary |facts |from |
which |a |conclusion |may |be |drawn.
code |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |official |compilation |of |all |pertinent |laws |in |force.
, collateral |security |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Something |of |value |given |by, |or |on |behalf |of |the |
defendant |to |protect |the |surety |from |loss.
commissioner |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Commissioner |of |Insurance
committing |magistrate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-any |judicial |officer |with |the |power |to |
commit |a |person |to |jail
Conditional |forfeiture |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Entered |in |a |bail |bond |forfeiture |to |give |the |
surety |and/or |defendant |time |to |explain |to |the |court |the |reason |for |the |defendant's |failure |
to |appear. |Will |be |finalized |on |a |specific |date |if |the |defendant |is |not |surrendered |or |a |
satisfactory |explanation |is |not |given. |Also |called |an |"order |to |show |cause" |or |"conditional |
judgement" |See |Nisi |and |"Scire |Facias"
Conditional |judgment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-See |Conditional |forfeiture
Concealment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Intentional |withholding |of |information |of |a |material |
fact |that |is |crucial |in |making |a |decision.
Consideration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |bargaining |portion |of |a |contract
Contempt |Bond |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-given |in |a |civil |contempt |cases |to |guarantee |the |
principal |will |obey |the |orders |of |the |court |in |the |future
Civil |Contempt |of |Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |failure |to |do |something |ordered |by |the |
court |for |the |benefit |of |another |party |to |the |proceedings.
Criminal |Contempt |of |Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |act |of |contempt |against |the |court |
itself; |usually |occurs |in |the |courtroom |when |the |court |is |in |session. |Punishment |usually |
handed |down |immediately |and |bail |is |not |normally |possible
corpus |delicti |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-body |of |the |crime
contract |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |legally |binding |agreement |between |two |or |more |parties
Conversion |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |unlawful |assumption |of |the |ownership |of |property |
of |another.
Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |physical |place |where |justice |is |administered; |the |judge |
or |judges |involved |in |dispensing |justice.
Coverture |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |legal |status |of |a |married |woman.
Conviction |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |criminal |proceeding, |the |formal |finding |of |guilt |
against |a |defendant |by |a |judge |and |or.
Corporate |surety |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |legal |business |entity |(a |company) |created |for |
the |purpose |of |issuing |any |and |all |types |of |bonds.
Cosureties |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Two |or |more |sureties |of |the |same |obligation
countersign |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |sign |with |or |on |behalf |of |another. |To |endorse.
default |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |fail |to |do |what |is |required.
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Appellant |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |person |who |files |an |appeal
Arraignment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |time |when |the |defendant |is |advised |of |the |charge |
and |enters |a |plea.
Attorney |in |Fact |- |Power |of |Attorney |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |is |the |agent |or |
representative |of |another |and |is |given |authority |to |act |in |that |person's |place |or |name.
Actual |Authority |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |authority |the |public |may |reasonably |believe |
an |agent.
Express |Authority |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Same |as |actual |authority
Bail |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Monetary |or |other |form |of |security |given |to |ensure |the |
appearance |of |a |defendant |at |every |stage |of |the |proceeding.
bail |bond |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |document |executed |to |secure |the |release |of |an |
individual |in |custody |of |law.
bail |agent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Any |person |who |is |paid |a |fee |to |execute |a |bail |bond |for |
another.
Bail |enforcement |agent |aka |Bail |Recovery |Agent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |licensed |
by |MS |Insurance |Department |and |employed |by |a |professional |bail |agent |to |provide |
assistance |in |presenting |a |defendant |in |court.
bind |over |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |hold |fir |trail |or |presentation |to |the |grand |jury.
bond |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Customarily |a |written |instrument |in |which |one |party |(the |
obligatory) |agrees |to |perform |some |act |for |the |benefit |of |a |second |party |(obligee) |and |in |
which |a |third |party |(the |surety) |agrees |to |pay |a |sum |of |money |as |a |penalty |if |the |obligation
|fails |to |perform.
Build |up |fund |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Account |set |up |to |indemnify |the |company |from |the |
losses |caused |by |the |agent.
Capias |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |writ |commanding |the |arrest |of |a |person |so |that |he |may |be
|compelled |to |appear |before |the |court
Capitol |Offense |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |felony |fir |which |the |punishment |may |be |the |
death |penalty. |Serious |of |all |crimes.
writ |of |certiorari |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |order |to |move |a |case |from |a |lower |court |to |a |
higher |court |for |review.
circumstantial |evidence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Indirect |evidence: |secondary |facts |from |
which |a |conclusion |may |be |drawn.
code |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |official |compilation |of |all |pertinent |laws |in |force.
, collateral |security |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Something |of |value |given |by, |or |on |behalf |of |the |
defendant |to |protect |the |surety |from |loss.
commissioner |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Commissioner |of |Insurance
committing |magistrate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-any |judicial |officer |with |the |power |to |
commit |a |person |to |jail
Conditional |forfeiture |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Entered |in |a |bail |bond |forfeiture |to |give |the |
surety |and/or |defendant |time |to |explain |to |the |court |the |reason |for |the |defendant's |failure |
to |appear. |Will |be |finalized |on |a |specific |date |if |the |defendant |is |not |surrendered |or |a |
satisfactory |explanation |is |not |given. |Also |called |an |"order |to |show |cause" |or |"conditional |
judgement" |See |Nisi |and |"Scire |Facias"
Conditional |judgment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-See |Conditional |forfeiture
Concealment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Intentional |withholding |of |information |of |a |material |
fact |that |is |crucial |in |making |a |decision.
Consideration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |bargaining |portion |of |a |contract
Contempt |Bond |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-given |in |a |civil |contempt |cases |to |guarantee |the |
principal |will |obey |the |orders |of |the |court |in |the |future
Civil |Contempt |of |Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |failure |to |do |something |ordered |by |the |
court |for |the |benefit |of |another |party |to |the |proceedings.
Criminal |Contempt |of |Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |act |of |contempt |against |the |court |
itself; |usually |occurs |in |the |courtroom |when |the |court |is |in |session. |Punishment |usually |
handed |down |immediately |and |bail |is |not |normally |possible
corpus |delicti |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-body |of |the |crime
contract |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |legally |binding |agreement |between |two |or |more |parties
Conversion |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |unlawful |assumption |of |the |ownership |of |property |
of |another.
Court |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |physical |place |where |justice |is |administered; |the |judge |
or |judges |involved |in |dispensing |justice.
Coverture |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |legal |status |of |a |married |woman.
Conviction |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |criminal |proceeding, |the |formal |finding |of |guilt |
against |a |defendant |by |a |judge |and |or.
Corporate |surety |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |legal |business |entity |(a |company) |created |for |
the |purpose |of |issuing |any |and |all |types |of |bonds.
Cosureties |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Two |or |more |sureties |of |the |same |obligation
countersign |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |sign |with |or |on |behalf |of |another. |To |endorse.
default |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |fail |to |do |what |is |required.