PLA 3014 Test 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
jurisprudence - ANSWERSthe science or philosophy of law
plea bargaining - ANSWERSOne accused of a crime can negotiate through their attorney with the prosecutor; the negotiation usually involves an agreement by the accused to please guilty in re...
jurisprudence - ANSWERSthe science or philosophy of law
plea bargaining - ANSWERSOne accused of a crime can negotiate through their attorney with the
prosecutor; the negotiation usually involves an agreement by the accused to please guilty in return for
favorable treatment
prosecutor - ANSWERSThe attorney charged with taking on criminal charges on behalf of a state or the
united states
adversarial system - ANSWERSThe U.S. legal system in which litigants, typically represented by attorneys,
argue their respective sides in a dispute before an impartial judge and jury.
will - ANSWERSA document through which a person directs how his or her property will be distributed
after the person's death
contract - ANSWERSAn agreement that creates legal relationship and obligations between two or more
parties
litigation - ANSWERSA dispute brought to court
member of the bar - ANSWERSa person who is licensed to practice law in that state
disbarment - ANSWERSThe most severe professional disciplinary sanction, canceling an attorney's license
to practice law.
law school - ANSWERS3 years
, LSAT - ANSWERSA written, largely multiple-choice, test required for admission at most law schools.
associate - ANSWERSThe title that is usually given to a full-time member of a law firm who has not yet
been elevated to partner
law review - ANSWERSA publication issued by most accredited law schools, on a quarterly basis, with
scholarly articles and comments on legal issues.
law clerk - ANSWERSA law school student who works summers or part-time for private attorneys; also,
top law students who obtain clerkships with judges after graduating from law school.
court reporter - ANSWERSA person who makes verbatim recordings of court proceedings and other
sworn statements, such as depositions, which can be reduced to printed transcripts.
perjury - ANSWERSknowingly making a false statement under oath in a judicial proceeding; the false
statement must concern a material issue or fact in the proceeding
black letter law - ANSWERSLawyers' slang for the basic, well-established rules of law.
house counsel - ANSWERSFull-time attorneys employed by many corporations and other businesses as
part of the administrative staff; distinguished from "outside counsel"
bankruptcy - ANSWERSThe situation in which a person, business, or government cannot or will not pay
its debts, so its property is entrusted to a "trustee in bankruptcy" who distributes the property of
creditors
real estate closing - ANSWERSCulmination or completion of a real estate transaction(s), at which
numerous documents are signed and exchanged, payment is made, and property deeds are transferred.
partner - ANSWERSsomeone who has an ownership in a law firm
trial lawyer - ANSWERSsomeone who has a litigation practice
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