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This challenge covers E through N of the glossary.
1. "The Rule" is a common term used to exclude witnesses from the courtroom.
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2. An ex parte order is a request made by one side with both parties present.
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3. The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused of an offense is an extraction.
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4. There are five categories of felony offenses.
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5. Guilty can refer to a plea and a verdict.
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6. An interrogatory initiates prosecution of a charge.
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7. Clerks perform judicial duties as a matter of routine.
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8. There are two different ages to used to determine if an individual is a minor.
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9. A party to a lawsuit is a liaison.
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10. A claim against specific property that can be enforced to secure payment of a debt is a lien.
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11. There are four categories of misdemeanors.
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12. A no contest plea can not be used against a person as an admission of guilt in a civil suit.
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13. A not guilty plea requires the city or state to prove what it has charged in the complaint.
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14. The ending of a case because the prosecutor decides to stop prosecuting is called a nolo contendere.
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15. Ministerial duties require authority from the judges and does not allow the use of discretion by the clerk.
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16. The civil process where a person’s property is seized is an eviction.
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17. To be frivolous is to be totally worthless.
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18. There are times that hearsay is accepted as an excited utterance.
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19. A prison term can be served in the hoosegow.
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20. A request to proceed in forma pauperis would be asking to represent yourself.
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21. Jurisdiction pertains to geographical locations only.
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22. Clerks act as a liaison between the judges and the public.
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23. A Class C misdemeanor is more serious than a Class B misdemeanor.
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24. The Non-Resident Violators Compact requires an agreement between states to share traffic violation dispositions.
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25. Nunc pro tunc is used when referring to the future.
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