| #9176, aired 2024-10-07 | LAW $400: Each allegation in an indictment is one of these: one, one burglary! Two, two burglaries, ha ha ha ha! a count |
| #9176, aired 2024-10-07 | LAW $800 (Daily Double): If you're a company officer, director or 10% stockholder, you're this type of person--no trading its stock based on secret info insider |
| #9176, aired 2024-10-07 | LAW $1200: In felony cases, a sentence to this instead of jail requires the convicted person to be supervised by an officer probation |
| #9176, aired 2024-10-07 | LAW $1600: In the 1966 decision Sheppard v. Maxwell, the Supreme Court okayed these orders, like one imposed on Donald Trump in 2024 a gag order |
| #9176, aired 2024-10-07 | LAW $2000: It's said that this, right after initial trial testimony, is "the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth" cross-examination |
| #9169, aired 2024-09-26 | FAMOUS FATHERS-IN-LAW $400: He told Jimmy Kimmel that Chris Pratt did ask for his daughter's hand in marriage but did not invite him to the bachelor party Schwarzenegger |
| #9169, aired 2024-09-26 | FAMOUS FATHERS-IN-LAW $800: In the Bible David succeeded this father-in-law as king of Israel Saul |
| #9169, aired 2024-09-26 | FAMOUS FATHERS-IN-LAW $1200: He shared a close relationship with wife Elizabeth's father, Continental Congress delegate & New York Senator Philip Schuyler Alexander Hamilton |
| #9169, aired 2024-09-26 | FAMOUS FATHERS-IN-LAW $1600: In 1953 Anthony Quinn won an Oscar for "Viva Zapata!" & this father-in-law won for producing "The Greatest Show on Earth" Cecil B. DeMille |
| #9169, aired 2024-09-26 | FAMOUS FATHERS-IN-LAW $2000: With Wagner in exile, the premiere of "Lohengrin" took place in Weimar in 1850 under the direction of this future father-in-law Liszt |
| #9150, aired 2024-07-19 | IT'S SOME KIND OF LAW $200: A 1925 Geneva protocol forbade the use of bacteriological weapons or this stuff in war (poison) gas |
| #9150, aired 2024-07-19 | IT'S SOME KIND OF LAW $400: Newton's first law, which says a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force, is also called the law of this inertia |
| #9150, aired 2024-07-19 | IT'S SOME KIND OF LAW $600: The first 5 books of the Old Testament are called simply "The Law" or, in Hebrew, this the Torah |
| #9150, aired 2024-07-19 | IT'S SOME KIND OF LAW $800: A 1968 U.N. agreement requires states to rescue & assist these people & "promptly return them to their launching state" astronauts |
| #9150, aired 2024-07-19 | IT'S SOME KIND OF LAW $1000: The 2018 Genocide & Atrocities Prevention Act is named for this Holocaust survivor & Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel |
| #9112, aired 2024-05-28 | DEFINING LAW $200: This association is "an organization of members of the legal profession", & it's time for you to pass it the Bar |
| #9112, aired 2024-05-28 | DEFINING LAW $400: This aforethought is "the requisite mental state for common-law murder", including the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm malice |
| #9112, aired 2024-05-28 | DEFINING LAW $600: "A solemn declaration, accompanied by a swearing to God... that one's statement is true" an oath |
| #9112, aired 2024-05-28 | DEFINING LAW $800: This witness "is biased against the examining party, is unwilling to testify, or is identified with an adverse party" a hostile witness |
| #9112, aired 2024-05-28 | DEFINING LAW $1000: Alliterative item "given to a court... to guarantee that the defendant will duly appear in court in the future" a bail bond |
| #9092, aired 2024-04-30 | LAW SLAW $400: We're not sure if lawyers still do this, but in "Middlemarch", Mr. Standish does, to relatives after a rich man's death read the will |
| #9092, aired 2024-04-30 | LAW SLAW $800: Deliberately picking a Communist celebration, in the 1950s the president of this org. chose May 1 as Law Day the American Bar Association |
| #9092, aired 2024-04-30 | LAW SLAW $1,200 (Daily Double): In 1919, around when Prohibition began, New Mexico enacted a $1,000 fine for this, applied to the passenger too driving while intoxicated (drunk driving) |
| #9092, aired 2024-04-30 | LAW SLAW $1600: As we've all been told, federal law--14 CFR 135.127 if you're curious--prohibits tampering with, disabling or destroying these the lavatory smoke detectors |
| #9092, aired 2024-04-30 | LAW SLAW $2000: The Atlantic says courts have consistently ruled police have no specific duty to protect anyone except them prisoners (people in their custody) |
| #9078, aired 2024-04-10 | THE 6 MOTHERS-IN-LAW OF HENRY VIII $1,600 (Daily Double): Not the Cromwells but this family lived in Wolf Hall; when Henry visited in 1535, Margery no doubt pointed out lovely daughter Jane the Seymours |
| #9078, aired 2024-04-10 | THE 6 MOTHERS-IN-LAW OF HENRY VIII $1600: The mother of Anne of Cleves was Maria of Jülich, a duchy of this thousand-year empire of West & Central Europe the Holy Roman Empire |
| #9078, aired 2024-04-10 | THE 6 MOTHERS-IN-LAW OF HENRY VIII $2000: Inspired by the ideas of this doomed lord chancellor, Katherine Parr's mom Maud educated her daughter like her son Sir Thomas More |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $200: F:
A serious crime, like murder or kidnapping felony |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $400: T: This defense, first used in the case of Dan White, relating to his sugar consumption & mental state Twinkie |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $600: L:
The unlawful taking of personal property with the intent of keeping it larceny |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $800: R:
The self-removal of a judge or prosecutor from a case due to a conflict of interest recusal |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $1000: C:
A supplementary document that modifies or amends a will a codicil |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $200: From Latin for "to let in", it describes evidence that may be considered by a judge or jury admissible |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $400: It's the kinetic term for a litigant's request to a judge for a decision on an issue a motion |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $600: Chapter 12 of this federal code covers its application to family farmers & family fishermen the Bankruptcy Code |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $800: A lawsuit that's dismissed "without" this can be refiled; "with" this means it can't prejudice |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | A MATTER OF LAW $1000: A 1968 ruling said this amendment's unreasonable search & seizure clause doesn't prohibit frisking of suspected criminals the Fourth Amendment |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | "J" LAW $200: Featured in the name of the show, it's the title Judy Sheindlin held in her courtroom TV series for 25 seasons Judge |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | "J" LAW $400: Henry Fonda plays a man who sits on one in the 1957 film "12 Angry Men" a jury |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | "J" LAW $600: For many offenses, a person under 18 who is convicted of a crime is, under N.Y. state law, labeled this kind of "delinquent" a juvenile |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | "J" LAW $800: The Fifth Amendment ensures no person can be convicted twice of the same offense; it inspired the term "double" this jeopardy |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | "J" LAW $1000: It's the 13-letter word defined as "the science or philosophy of law" jurisprudence |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $400: The handgun act named for this man was signed into law in 1993 (James) Brady |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $800: 1998's Copyright Term Extension Act was named for this late congressman who penned a 1965 No. 1 pop hit Sonny Bono |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $1200: A tariff act named for Smoot & this congressman raised import duties to protect U.S. businesses Hawley |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $1600: The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 was named for James Byrd Jr. & this Casper, Wyoming man Matthew Shepard |
| #8974, aired 2023-11-16 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $2000: Named for an Illinois representative, 1910's White Slave Traffic Act is better known as this "Act" the Mann Act |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | LAW & ORDER $200: Punishable by fine or imprisonment of one year or less, they're much more common than felonies in many states misdemeanors |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | LAW & ORDER $400: This term for the termination of a proceeding without a verdict sounds like the end of a school class dismissal |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | LAW & ORDER $600: Glenn Close knew they're monies awarded to a litigant for loss or injury damages |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | LAW & ORDER $800: This other "A" word is an accomplice or abettor in a crime but is not there when it is committed an accessory |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | LAW & ORDER $1000: In order to get a more objective trial, ask for a "change of" this to seek to have a case heard in a new jurisdiction venue |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | THE LAW $400: Federal sentencing guidelines increase for violent crimes if one of these is involved (minimum 5 years) or worse, brandished (7 years) a firearm |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | THE LAW $800: If you're 18+ in Kansas & want your girlfriend to become your wife, no license is needed; you can be in this kind of marriage common law |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | THE LAW $1200: In law it's possession of an estate for the duration of one's life; in New Jersey, it's the town Bruce Springsteen is from freehold |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | THE LAW $2,000 (Daily Double): The 1970 law that ties different crimes into a pattern that can be prosecuted ties 4 words into this acronym RICO |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | THE LAW $2000: From the same root as "eloquent", it's a defendant's speech to the judge before sentencing allocution |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $400: H:
Evidence presented by a witness who came by it secondhand hearsay |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $800: M:
The unlawful killing of another person without malice or premeditation manslaughter |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $1600: S:
To segregate or separate a jury or witness during a trial sequester |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $2000: T:
A civil wrong causing injury for which a remedy may be obtained a tort |
| #8786, aired 2023-01-16 | LETTERS OF THE LAW $8,000 (Daily Double): N:
Failure to exercise care towards others that a reasonable person would do in similar circumstances negligence |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | THE LAW $200: Stopping on this 8-letter German roadway is illegal--& remarkably unadvisable--so don't run out of gas Autobahn |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | THE LAW $400: In Wisconsin, "The serving of" it "at a public eating place as a substitute for table butter is prohibited" unless a customer wants it margarine |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | THE LAW $600: If "The Graduate" were set in South Australia, Ben could have gotten 2 years or a $10,000 fine for interrupting this type of event a wedding |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | THE LAW $800: In New Hampshire every pet dog & cat must be vaccinated against this disease at 3 months--oh, & every ferret, too rabies |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | THE LAW $1000: In 2008 feeding the pigeons at St. Mark's Square in this city became a no-no that could cost you 700 euro Venice |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | TV LAW $400: "Trial by Media" is a docuseries with episodes like "Blago!", revisiting the trial of this state's governor Illinois |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | TV LAW $800: On this show Julianna Margulies played Alicia, who returns to her life as an attorney after her hubby goes to jail The Good Wife |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | TV LAW $1200: Viola Davis won an NAACP Image award for her role on this show in which she & her law students become tangled in intrigue How to Get Away with Murder |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | TV LAW $1600: Matthew McConaughey played Mickey Haller in this big screen legal thriller; Manuel Garcia-Rulfo on the Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | TV LAW $2000: For 5 seasons, Glenn Close played ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes on this series Damages |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | LAW SLAW $400: Instituted in 1970, the legal classifications of these go from Schedule 1 to Schedule 5 drugs |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | LAW SLAW $800: Schenck v. U.S. addressed if sending antiwar pamphlets to drafted men in the midst of war was protected by this amendment the First Amendment |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | LAW SLAW $1200: In legalese, CC can refer to cepi corpus ("I have taken the body") or this federal venue for appeals circuit court |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | LAW SLAW $2000: Evidence that exonerates someone from guilt is called this, which also starts with "ex" exculpatory |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | LAW SLAW $10,600 (Daily Double): Political advertising was at the heart of the 2010 case pitting this group against the Federal Election Commission Citizens United |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW $300: Voir dire is the process of selecting a fair & impartial one of these groups jurors (or a jury) |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW $600: As opposed to misdemeanors, this class of crimes is more serious & can carry a sentence of a year or more in the slammer a felony |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW $1200: Sometimes a judge might, hopefully, just sentence you to do this, work without pay, perhaps for a nonprofit community service |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW $1500: Ask Steve Bannon--you don't want to ignore one of these writs from a court, commanding you to come in &, you know, testify a subpoena |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW $4,700 (Daily Double): Criminals disguise the source of ill-gotten gains via this 2-word process; detergent is optional money laundering |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | THE LAW $400: 2 main types of this in a divorce are legal (who makes big decisions about the kid's life) & physical (whom the moppet lives with) custody |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | THE LAW $800: In general, an NDA, short for this agreement, is not enforceable against you if you're testifying under subpoena non-disclosure agreement |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | THE LAW $1600: All states have implied consent laws, so applying for a driver's license means agreeing to let police test this your blood alcohol level |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | THE LAW $2000: The 2022 Dobbs Supreme Court decision mentions these 9th Amendment rights, a term for those protected but not specified unenumerated rights |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | THE LAW $4,000 (Daily Double): Many people trying to sue over the same thing may be certified as this group to prevent unfair variations in their outcomes a class |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ANIMALS & THE LAW $200: Shooting these "in a barrel" is proverbially easy but using firearms on them in Indiana state waters, legally problematic fish |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ANIMALS & THE LAW $400: Minnesota forbade contests in which this animal, "greased (or) oiled... is released & wherein the object is capture of" one a pig |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ANIMALS & THE LAW $600: You can own as many of these as you like in Calif. & enter them in a Calaveras jumping contest, but if one dies, you can't eat it frogs |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ANIMALS & THE LAW $800: New York City says horses that do this, popular with tourists & couples in Central Park, get 5 weeks of vacation a year draw a buggy |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ANIMALS & THE LAW $1000: This state that had a famous Monkey Trial in 1925 lets you keep a pet monkey, but not a baboon Tennessee |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | AMERICAN LAW $1200: The Supreme Court says, "The law has long forbidden routine use" of these hand &/or leg chains on defendants shackles |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | AMERICAN LAW $1600: The 1944 case Escola v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., about an exploding bottle, helped establish "strict" this for manufacturers liability |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | AMERICAN LAW $4,000 (Daily Double): Lady Liberty is on the logo of the American Association of Lawyers in this field, founded in 1946 immigration |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | TIME FOR LAW SCHOOL $400: Your first year will doubtless include a course or 2 on these legally enforceable agreements & their breaches contracts |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | TIME FOR LAW SCHOOL $800: Law school students might participate in this "court", a hypothetical appellate case whose topic is chosen from a real case moot court |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | TIME FOR LAW SCHOOL $1200: Be forewarned--many of your profs will teach via this "method" named for a guy who lost his biggest trial the Socratic method |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | TIME FOR LAW SCHOOL $1600: You'll need a class on these private wrongs like negligence & defamation torts |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | TIME FOR LAW SCHOOL $2000: To take your case all the way to the Supreme Court, the main method is to ask the justices to grant a writ of this Latin word certiorari |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | LAW $400: "A" is for this, a printed or written statement given while under oath an affidavit |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | LAW $800: Chapter 7, part of this code, has to do with liquidation of property the bankruptcy code |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | LAW $1200: Named for a 1966 court ruling, these rights help to protect you from self-incrimination Miranda rights |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | LAW $1600: Venire is a term for a panel of prospective jurors, to be questioned in this French-named process voir dire |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | LAW $2000: If the Supreme Court wants the government's views on an issue, a CVSG "calls" for the "view" of this "10th justice" the solicitor general |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | LAW SLAW $200: Under the law of this habitat, there are no rules & the strongest will win out the law of the jungle |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | LAW SLAW $400: Rule by military authority, it was declared in Chicago following the Great Fire of 1871 martial law |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | LAW SLAW $600: An office that monitors this law ensuring protection for authors' rights is part of the Library of Congress copyright law |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | LAW SLAW $800: Sir Isaac Newton's 3 laws of this laid the foundation for classical mechanics motion |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | LAW SLAW $1000: Prices go up or down based on the law of these 2 things regarding the amount of goods available versus the desire for them supply & demand |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $200: Olmsted & Calvert Vaux designed this 840-acre green space, which now has a zoo, a reservoir & the Metropolitan Museum of Art Central Park |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $400: Olmsted's plans for a reservoir for Mt. Royal Park were dashed by an 1870s depression in this city whose name sounds like the park Montreal |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $600: Olmsted teamed with a Boston firm to come up with the final plans seen here for this university in Northern California & here it is today Stanford |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $800: Olmsted designed the 987-acre Belle Isle, where you can zip down the giant slide for just $1 in this city across from Windsor, Canada Detroit |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED $1000: Brooklyn went with the flow to design this park; you can go curling, play hockey or just ice skate like the folks here Prospect Park |
| #8409, aired 2021-05-27 | LAW SLAW $400: 2-word term for unlicensed but legal quoting of copyrighted material in situations like research or news reporting fair use |
| #8409, aired 2021-05-27 | LAW SLAW $800: A plea is entered at this proceeding that is sometimes called an initial hearing an arraignment |
| #8409, aired 2021-05-27 | LAW SLAW $1200: Res judicata, "a thing already judged", is the civil law version of this 2-word action banned by the Bill of Rights double jeopardy |
| #8409, aired 2021-05-27 | LAW SLAW $1600: Vanderbilt Law 6090 is the course named for these, covering "liability for intentional harm to person or property" torts |
| #8409, aired 2021-05-27 | LAW SLAW $3,000 (Daily Double): The first play by lord, novelist, politician & inmate Jeffrey Archer had a legalistic title, "Beyond" these 2 words Beyond Reasonable Doubt |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | LAYING DOWN THE SCIENTIFIC LAW $400: He got some laws moving--well, on moving--in 1687's "Principia Mathematica" Newton |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | LAYING DOWN THE SCIENTIFIC LAW $800: Ohm's law, about the relationship between current, resistance & this, can be expressed as V=IR, with V standing for this voltage |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | LAYING DOWN THE SCIENTIFIC LAW $1200: This Italian's 17th century law of falling bodies relates the distance fallen by a body to the elapsed time Galileo |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | LAYING DOWN THE SCIENTIFIC LAW $1600: This Frenchman who came up with a law on paramagnetic bodies & temperature may not have been the best scientist in his family Pierre Curie |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | LAYING DOWN THE SCIENTIFIC LAW $2000: Let's take a long, "constant" look at this man's law that states the greater the distance to a galaxy, the faster it recedes (Edwin) Hubble |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | OF THE LAW $400: The Dodd-Frank Act included the Volcker Rule, prohibiting these institutions from making certain risky investments banks |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | OF THE LAW $800: The Natl. Firearms Act of 1934 says this hunting weapon becomes a firearm if its barrel is less than 18" long, like a sawed-off one a shotgun |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | OF THE LAW $1200: The Fair Housing Act of 1968 says victims of discrimination by seller or landlord can appeal to this then 3-year-old cabinet department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | OF THE LAW $1600: It's the "R" in the Rico Act, which says it can include acts relating to arson, human trafficking, contraband cigarettes, etc. racketeering |
| #8307, aired 2021-01-05 | OF THE LAW $2,800 (Daily Double): 6 weeks after the U.S. entered WWI came the act known by this alliterative phrase requiring men to register to join the military Selective Service |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | LAW $200: Spoken defamation of another is slander; this is written defamation libel |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | LAW $400: Facing the judge in a courtroom, the plaintiff is generally on the right & this counterpart on the left a defendant |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | LAW $600: It means permission, like to search a dwelling; the third amendment speaks of this "of the owner" of a house consent |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | LAW $800: The role of colleges in relation to students from the mid-1800s to the 1960s was in loco parentis, Latin for this in lieu of parents |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | LAW $1000: A lawyer who represents a soldier is called a "judge" this, another term for a lawyer an advocate |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | COLLEGE LAW $200: It's the P in FERPA, a 1974 law that says your parents need your consent to get your grades from your college privacy |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | COLLEGE LAW $400: More than 40 states have laws against this fraternity initiation practice hazing |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | COLLEGE LAW $600: Georgia State says it follows state law in banning hard liquor at these pre-game parking lot parties tailgate parties |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | COLLEGE LAW $800: A 1940 statement on this status says it gives professors "freedom & economic security", but it doesn't mean they can never be fired tenure |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | COLLEGE LAW $1000: The plaintiffs in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard say the school violates this amendment's Equal Protection Clause the 14th Amendment |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $200: It's "a jury that cannot reach a verdict by the required voting margin--also termed deadlocked jury" a hung jury |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $400: It's "an attempt to commit battery, requiring the specific intent to cause physical injury" assault |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $600: This means "to remove (oneself) as a judge in a particular case because of prejudice or conflict of interest" recuse |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $800: It's a 4-syllable "system of organized crime...involving the extortion of money from businesses by intimidation " racketeering |
| #8110, aired 2019-12-06 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $1000: "A threat of harm made to compel a person... a marriage" done under it "is generally voidable" duress |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY $400: Straight up now tell me, you're up for this case of smacking your Chevy into that Subaru & just taking off a hit and run |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY $800: This lawyer's star rose while repping Stormy Daniels but fell after he was accused of trying to extort millions from Nike in 2019 Michael Avenatti |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY $1600: The Justice Dept. IDs violations of this 1890 act; timed, uniform price hikes by competitors are a sign of collusion the Sherman Antitrust Act |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY $2000: This 3-word Latin phrase means "the thing speaks for itself" but lawyers always seem to keep talking anyway res ipsa loquitur |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY $9,812 (Daily Double): At the Scopes Trial, this politician said he'd seen nothing to accept the word of scientists against the inspired word of God William Jennings Bryan |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | LAW $200: The right not to incriminate oneself is enshrined in this constitutional amendment the Fifth |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | LAW $400: Juror misconduct is grounds to file a motion for one of these, a proceeding that is invalid a mistrial |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | LAW $600: It's the pre-trial procedure in which each side "finds" out about the other's witnesses & evidence discovery |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | LAW $800: This word for a civil wrong is a homophone for a rich cake tort |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | LAW $1000: With a promise to return to court, R.O.R. is "release on" this alone without paying any bail recognizance |
| #7885, aired 2018-12-14 | LAW PRACTICE $400: Types of these written or oral requests for court rulings include ex parte, show-cause & one to dismiss motions |
| #7885, aired 2018-12-14 | LAW PRACTICE $800: Truly law practice, as it's used in law schools, this fictitious "court" is held to argue hypothetical appellate cases moot court |
| #7885, aired 2018-12-14 | LAW PRACTICE $1600: This Latin word follows "corpus" in a term meaning "body of the crime" delicti |
| #7885, aired 2018-12-14 | LAW PRACTICE $2000: If you pass away without leaving a valid will, you've died this 9-letter way intestate |
| #7885, aired 2018-12-14 | LAW PRACTICE $3,000 (Daily Double): Marvin v. Marvin gave us this word for financial support between non-married folks post-relationship palimony |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | THE LETTERS OF THE LAW $400: Helping everyone breathe easier when it was passed in 1970:
CAA Clean Air Act |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | THE LETTERS OF THE LAW $1200: Changing the curriculum in 2001:
NCLB No Child Left Behind |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | THE LETTERS OF THE LAW $1600: A dam fine act from 1933:
TVA the Tennessee Valley Authority |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | THE LETTERS OF THE LAW $2,000 (Daily Double): 1973 pro-animal legislation:
ESA the Endangered Species Act |
| #7822, aired 2018-09-18 | THE LETTERS OF THE LAW $2000: 1919 killjoy law enforcing Prohibition:
VA the Volstead Act |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $400: The third of these in 1949 stated that belligerents should treat prisoners of war humanely the Geneva Conventions |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $800: Territorial this type of refuge may be granted to one accused of treason in his home country asylum |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $1200: Nicaragua v. the U.S. was brought before the International Court of Justice when this man was U.S. president Reagan |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $1600: In international law, this 2-word term refers to open waters that belong to no countries; time to sail them high seas or the open seas |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $2000: A 1979 treaty says the use of this, where only Americans have ever been, is "the province of all mankind" the moon |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $400: This territory uses "Spanish civil code" & "the U.S. federal system" Puerto Rico |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $800: "System influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory" North Korea |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $1200: (At the west end of a Caribbean island)
"Civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic code" Haiti |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $1600: "Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and Jaffna Tamil customary law" Sri Lanka |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $2000: "Mixed legal system" including "British mandate regulations" Israel |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | CIVIL LAW $400: In German civil law you can have a holographic one of these, that bears the testator's signature will |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | CIVIL LAW $800: This 1804 code contained French civil law Napoleonic Code |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | CIVIL LAW $1200: The Swiss civil code of 1907 superseded some of the laws of these districts of the federation a canton |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | CIVIL LAW $1600: In some civil-law countries, these "public" legal authenticators have significant educational requirements notary |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | CIVIL LAW $2000: The U.S. Justice Dept. says that in countries with civil law, the judge can act more like this "p"erson in our system prosecutor |
| #7664, aired 2017-12-28 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $200: "Parental" this is "given on a minor's behalf... for the minor to engage in or submit to a specified activity" consent |
| #7664, aired 2017-12-28 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $400: "The act... of officially nullifying punishment or other legal consequences of a crime" a pardon |
| #7664, aired 2017-12-28 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $600: "A person who settles on property without any legal claim or title" a squatter |
| #7664, aired 2017-12-28 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $800: "A writ... directing a law enforcer to make an arrest, a search, or a seizure" a warrant |
| #7664, aired 2017-12-28 | ACCORDING TO BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $1000: "The judicial procedure by which a testamentary document is established to be a valid will" probate |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | "IM" THE LAW $400: An "alien" type of this person has not been naturalized an immigrant |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | "IM" THE LAW $800: If you do it to a witness, you attack his credibility; Congress can also do it to a president impeach |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | "IM" THE LAW $1200: This type of expert witness is appointed by the court & is expected not to take sides an impartial witness |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | "IM" THE LAW $1600: The court might do this, take your stuff as evidence; hopefully, you'll get it back after the trial impound |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | "IM" THE LAW $2000: 2 "IM"s in a row are in this sentencing statement regarding the awful results of a crime a victim impact statement |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | LAW SLAW $200: Connecticut's rules for this group of 12 say don't look up any words you hear in court in a dictionary a jury |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | LAW SLAW $400: This 7-letter word can mean legal advice or a lawyer, such as a leading or general one counsel |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | LAW SLAW $600: In some states even after doing the time, you can get a felony conviction reduced to this other major type misdemeanor |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | LAW SLAW $800: Louisiana's first-in-the-nation law making cop-killing a hate crime is known as these "lives matter" blue |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | LAW SLAW $1000: To get a legal verb meaning "stop someone from bringing certain claims", put this letter before "stop" E |
| #7551, aired 2017-06-12 | "A" IN THE LAW $200: In Latin, it means "elsewhere"--do you have one for your whereabouts the night of the 16th? an alibi |
| #7551, aired 2017-06-12 | "A" IN THE LAW $400: This divine phrase refers to a natural event that couldn't have been prevented or foreseen using reasonable care an act of God |
| #7551, aired 2017-06-12 | "A" IN THE LAW $600: This word, also the name of a Triple Crown-winning thoroughbred, is used when agreeing with local court decisions affirmed |
| #7551, aired 2017-06-12 | "A" IN THE LAW $800: These jurors hear all the evidence, but don't have a say in the outcome unless the judge replaces someone an alternate |
| #7551, aired 2017-06-12 | "A" IN THE LAW $1000: This type of statement is usually signed by a notary & says where it was signed an affidavit |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THE LAW $400: It shocked San Francisco when Dan White was convicted only of voluntary this for killing Harvey Milk & George Moscone manslaughter |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THE LAW $800: On Mar. 8, 1948 the Supreme Court said religious teaching to spread the faith in public schools was this 16-letter word unconstitutional |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THE LAW $1200: 20% of the 32,000 Alaskans who filed a 1994 class action vs. this co. were dead by the time it got to the Supreme Court in 2008 Exxon |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THE LAW $1600: The 1917 law under which Edward Snowden was charged in 2013 isn't called the Spying Act but this act the Espionage Act |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THE LAW $2000: On Sept. 15, 1934 in NYC, he used a bill with serial nos. used in the Lindbergh baby ransom & was arrested (Bruno Richard) Hauptmann |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW $400: In 2014 a U.S. fugitive was nabbed in Nepal after his picture clicked with this "recognition" software facial recognition |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW $800: "Affluenza" teen Ethan Couch was busted in Mexico after cops traced a call to this pizza chain (but didn't arrive in 30 min.) Domino's |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW $1200: John List was arrested in 1989, 18 years after killing his family, after his age-enhanced image ran on this Fox TV show America's Most Wanted |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW $2000: American criminals, don't flee to Sri Lanka; the U.S. &. that country signed this type of agreement Sept. 30, 1999 extradition |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW $5,000 (Daily Double): Fugitives can run but they can't hide from this 190-member-nation organization founded in 1923 Interpol |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE LAW $400: In criminal law, it's a statement in which a suspect admits he or she is guilty of a crime & often gives details a confession |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE LAW $800: Let's set this, a legal decision that serves as an authoritative rule for future similar cases a precedent |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE LAW $1200: California car buyers know the Tanner Consumer Protection Act is one piece of this "fruity" legislation the lemon law |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE LAW $1600: The onus is on you--onus probandi literally means this burden of proof |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | THE LAW $2000: 6-letter type of "law" or "clause" providing that a legal entity ceases to exist by a certain date unless renewed a sunset law |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | BOY SCOUT LAW WORDS $200: "A scout is trustworthy...", then this word describing one faithful to a leader or friend loyal |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | BOY SCOUT LAW WORDS $400: This synonym for frugal is also the name of a car rental company thrifty |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | BOY SCOUT LAW WORDS $600: Immaculate is a synonym for this word that can precede "getaway" or a "sweep" clean |
| #7349, aired 2016-07-21 | THE LETTER OF THE LAW $200: M:
If it can go wrong, it will Murphy's law |
| #7349, aired 2016-07-21 | THE LETTER OF THE LAW $400: B:
Handgun violence prevention act passed in 1993 Brady (Law) |
| #7349, aired 2016-07-21 | THE LETTER OF THE LAW $600: O:
Physics law describing the relation between voltage, current & resistance Ohm's law |
| #7349, aired 2016-07-21 | THE LETTER OF THE LAW $800: B:
Chemistry law saying pressure of a gas at constant temperature varies inversely with volume Boyle's |
| #7349, aired 2016-07-21 | THE LETTER OF THE LAW $1000: M:
1996 federal law requiring law enforcement to notify communities of sex offenders Megan's Law |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | THE LAW $400: This late justice said personally he'd jail "weirdos" who burn the flag, but sided with a 1989 decision that it's free speech (Antonin) Scalia |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | THE LAW $800: Sir Edward Coke's maxim "a man's house is his" this is one basis for privacy law castle |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | THE LAW $1600: This liberal icon who once represented Patty Hearst & Claus von Bulow has been a Harvard professor for 50 years Alan Dershowitz |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | THE LAW $2,000 (Daily Double): It's the power of government to expropriate land for public use subject to reasonable compensation eminent domain |
| #7297, aired 2016-05-10 | LAW FIRMS $400: Sidley Austin of K Street can help you with this activity of making Congressmen see an issue your way lobbying |
| #7297, aired 2016-05-10 | LAW FIRMS $800: Try Falangetti & Weimortz for your criminal case-- they've both been on the other side as deputy these district attorneys |
| #7297, aired 2016-05-10 | LAW FIRMS $1200: A law firm as well as an individual may file a friend of the court brief, known by this Latin term an amicus |
| #7297, aired 2016-05-10 | LAW FIRMS $1600: Tops for patent litigation per U.S. News & World Report, Fish & Richardson specializes in IP, short for this intellectual property |
| #7297, aired 2016-05-10 | LAW FIRMS $2,000 (Daily Double): Vince Foster was once a partner at Rose Law Firm, which claims the title of oldest in this state Arkansas |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | RULE OF LAW $400: "Hearsay bad!" is one of the Federal Rules of this Evidence |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | RULE OF LAW $800: A 2015 SEC rule says companies must disclose the pay gap between workers & this 3-letter boss the CEO |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | RULE OF LAW $1200: The rule of lenity tells courts to interpret an ambiguous law this way in sentencing leniently |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | RULE OF LAW $1600: In California it enforces rules of professional conduct for lawyers the (state) bar (association) |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | RULE OF LAW $2000: Under the rule of doubt, incomprehensible computer code can't be given this protection copyright protection |
| #7081, aired 2015-06-01 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $200: It can be 20 years for biting off someone's limb in this smallest state but don't worry--that's only if you did it on purpose Rhode Island |
| #7081, aired 2015-06-01 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $400: B5, times 2! In North Carolina, an org. can only play this game 2 sessions a week, a max of 5 hours each time Bingo |
| #7081, aired 2015-06-01 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $600: In Michigan, thou shalt not hook up with thy neighbor's wife--this act--lest ye get 4 years in prison adultery |
| #7081, aired 2015-06-01 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $800: The constitution of this "Land of Enchantment" state says most folks can vote except "idiots (&) insane persons" New Mexico |
| #7081, aired 2015-06-01 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $1,000 (Daily Double): Tennessee bars holding office if you take part in these, though Tenn.'s Andrew Jackson took part in as many as 100 duels |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $400: Refuge granted by a sovereign state, it can sometimes be sought in an embassy asylum |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $800: Read all about it! It's the delivery of a fugitive from another country specifically for a criminal offense extradition |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $1200: The 1982 Law of the Sea says for these groupings, like Indonesia, water between islands is for all states' ships an archipelago |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $2000: The United Nations defines "human" this-ing as the acquisition of people with the aim of exploiting them trafficking |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $4,000 (Daily Double): This reciprocal 2-word status exempts ambassadors from taxation as well as arrest in most cases diplomatic immunity |
| #7020, aired 2015-03-06 | JOHN LAW $400: He argued & won 25 cases before the Supreme Court before joining it in 2005 (John) Roberts |
| #7020, aired 2015-03-06 | JOHN LAW $800: He rode his success as a North Carolina trial lawyer to a 1998 Senate win & later a place on a national ticket John Edwards |
| #7020, aired 2015-03-06 | JOHN LAW $1200: He was U.S. Attorney General on September 11, 2001 John Ashcroft |
| #7020, aired 2015-03-06 | JOHN LAW $1600: John Campbell opposed secession but concurred with this 1857 Supreme Court decision that pushed the U.S. toward war Dred Scott |
| #7020, aired 2015-03-06 | JOHN LAW $2,500 (Daily Double): In his dissent to this infamous 1896 decision, John Marshall Harlan wrote that "our Constitution is color-blind" Plessy v. Ferguson |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT $200: To create false responsibility for a crime so that it falls on an innocent person is known by this carpentry term framing |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT $400: 2-word term for a crime committed by an employee of the victimized business inside job |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT $600: From the Latin for "keeping awake", it's a member of a self-appointed law enforcement group vigilante |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT $800: The original London Police Commissioner's office at 4 Whitehall Place abutted the street called "Great" this Scotland Yard |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT $1000: This task, creating a background of a bad guy, is done at the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime profiling |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | ____ LAW $400: cornell.edu lists Brown v. Board of Education as a decision in this field of law that's named for a document constitutional |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | ____ LAW $800: Governing shipping, it's also called admiralty law maritime law |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | ____ LAW $1200: Systematized in the 8th & 9th centuries, it's the fundamental religious code of Islam sharia |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | ____ LAW $1600: Eminent domain is a part of this kind of law, named for tangible or intangible things property law |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | ____ LAW $6,400 (Daily Double): Jurist Sir Frederick Pollock said it refers to government acts when there is "war within the realm" martial law |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY SAYS... $200: This is "the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which one owes allegiance" treason |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY SAYS... $400: Any "serious crime... punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death... examples include burglary" felony |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY SAYS... $600: An "aider" assists in a crime; this is "an instigator... who promotes... a crime to be committed" abettor |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY SAYS... $800: I proclaim it is "The act by which one who was unfree... is rendered free, or set at liberty and made his own master" emancipation |
| #6931, aired 2014-11-03 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY SAYS... $1000: It is "a knowing misrepresentation of the truth... to induce another to act to his or her detriment" fraud |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW SCHOOL $200: Maybe this oldest Ivy League law school can teach you to beat a ticket if you illegally pahk ya cah in its yahd Harvard |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW SCHOOL $400: Its law school is named for Utah native J. Reuben Clark, who rose to high posts in the State & Justice Departments Brigham Young |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW SCHOOL $600: Tulane was the USA's first law school to require this Latin-named work as a condition of graduation pro bono |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW SCHOOL $1000: "California Coast: Science, Policy and Law" can be of local interest at this u. whose campus is known as "The Farm" Stanford |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW SCHOOL $1,600 (Daily Double): White House counsels John Dean & Kathryn Ruemmler went to this law school not far from Pennsylvania Ave. Georgetown |
| #6893, aired 2014-07-30 | THE LAW $400: Protective is another term for this court order saying, stay away from a specified person a restraining order |
| #6893, aired 2014-07-30 | THE LAW $800: This term for teaching puppy to poop outside is also a legal synonym for burglary housebreaking |
| #6893, aired 2014-07-30 | THE LAW $1200: A curator ad litem may represent the interests of someone who's very young & even those who haven't been this yet born |
| #6893, aired 2014-07-30 | THE LAW $1600: The Magna Carta mentions the right to be judged by these people of the same legal status as you, perhaps by a jury of them peers |
| #6893, aired 2014-07-30 | THE LAW $5,000 (Daily Double): Marbury v. Madison marked the first time that a federal law had been ruled this 16-letter term unconstitutional |
| #6862, aired 2014-06-17 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $400: The handgun law named for this man began to take effect in 1993 (James) Brady |
| #6862, aired 2014-06-17 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $800: 1998's Copyright Term Extension Act was named for this late congressman who penned a 1965 No. 1 pop hit Sonny Bono |
| #6862, aired 2014-06-17 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $1200: A tariff act named for Smoot & this congressman raised import duties to protect U.S. businesses Hawley |
| #6862, aired 2014-06-17 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $1600: The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 was named for James Byrd Jr. & this Laramie, Wyoming man Matthew Shepard |
| #6862, aired 2014-06-17 | THE NAME OF THE LAW $3,000 (Daily Double): Named for an Illinois representative, 1910's White Slave Traffic Act is better known as this "Act" the Mann Act |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | LAW ENFORCEMENT TV $200: Mark Harmon is a former marine gunnery sergeant who works for this title force NCIS |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | LAW ENFORCEMENT TV $400: "Criminal Minds" features the profilers of this government agency FBI |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | LAW ENFORCEMENT TV $600: A little nepotism? Tom Selleck is the New York police commissioner & son Donnie Wahlberg is a detective on this series Blue Bloods |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | LAW ENFORCEMENT TV $800: This drama follows the elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually based crimes Law & Order: SVU |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | LAW ENFORCEMENT TV $1000: On this FX show, Diane Kruger is from the El Paso PD & Demian Bichir is with the Chihuahua State Police The Bridge |
| #6777, aired 2014-02-18 | CELEBRITIES & THE LAW $200: On Nov. 20, 2012 the only pool he swam in was the jury pool, in his hometown Baltimore (Michael) Phelps |
| #6777, aired 2014-02-18 | CELEBRITIES & THE LAW $400: No longer a "Teenage Drama Queen", in 2013 she was sentenced to 90 days in rehab after a Porsche mishap Lindsay Lohan |
| #6777, aired 2014-02-18 | CELEBRITIES & THE LAW $600: George Clooney was arrested after a 2012 protest at the embassy of this N. African country accused of violent repression Sudan |
| #6777, aired 2014-02-18 | CELEBRITIES & THE LAW $800: In 2005, as a center for the Heat, he became, we presume, Miami's first 7'1", 325-lb. reserve police officer Shaquille O'Neal |
| #6777, aired 2014-02-18 | CELEBRITIES & THE LAW $1000: In 2013 Chris Brown was sentenced to 1,000 hours of this type of service community service |
| #6724, aired 2013-12-05 | I GUESTED ON LAW & ORDER $800: He was a hooligan in the 1991 episode "The Violence of Summer"; he later wrote about violence as "Capote" (Philip Seymour) Hoffman |
| #6724, aired 2013-12-05 | I GUESTED ON LAW & ORDER $1200: He was a lawyer for hooligans in the 1991 episode "The Violence of Summer"; he later saw violence as Mace Windu, Jedi Samuel L. Jackson |
| #6724, aired 2013-12-05 | I GUESTED ON LAW & ORDER $1600: The male half of the Hollywood power couple Filliam H. Muffman, he was Asst. U.S. Attorney John McCormack in 1990 William H. Macy |
| #6724, aired 2013-12-05 | I GUESTED ON LAW & ORDER $2000: On "L&O" Ty Burrell played a guy named Paul in 2000 & a guy named Herman in 2003; now he plays this doofy dad on "Modern Family" Phil |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | LAW $200: You can file one of these with a higher court to review your conviction an appeal |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | LAW $400: In some jurisdictions this theft of personal property becomes "grand" when the value exceeds $1,000 larceny |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | LAW $600: This kind of "troll" is a company that buys a bunch of these just to extract money by threatening infringement suits a patent troll |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | LAW $800: A 2010 Irish law bans this, calling it speech "insulting... to matters held sacred by any religion" blasphemy |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | LAW $1000: The Constitution mentions "full" these 2 things, meaning every state has to honor the laws of every other state faith & credit |
| #6698, aired 2013-10-30 | THE LAW $400: If the Pope sues you & takes you to trial, that would make him the pontiff this, the initiator of the lawsuit plaintiff |
| #6698, aired 2013-10-30 | THE LAW $800: Probation is supervised release instead of jail time; this is supervised release before a full sentence is served parole |
| #6698, aired 2013-10-30 | THE LAW $1200: In 2013 a military judge said this was a bad idea, but she couldn't stop the accused Fort Hood shooter from doing it defending himself |
| #6698, aired 2013-10-30 | THE LAW $2000: When a lawsuit is "dismissed without" this, it means it can be re-filed with no loss of privileges prejudice |
| #6698, aired 2013-10-30 | THE LAW $3,000 (Daily Double): It's on you to give me this word preceding "probandi" in a legal phrase meaning "burden of proof" onus |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | THE LAW $200: This is the fraudulent taking of funds with which one has been entrusted embezzlement |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | THE LAW $400: Objection! this, a statement by a witness about something he or she didn't see hearsay |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | THE LAW $600: This term doesn't mean you get extra parsley, rather that a third party withholds wages garnishment |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | THE LAW $1000: Thanks for not leaving a will, grandpa! Now you're considered this, & your goods are distributed by state law intestate |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | THE LAW $1,600 (Daily Double): Oddly, this term for a trial postponement comes from the Latin for "uninterrupted" continuance |
| #6584, aired 2013-04-11 | LAW SLAW $200: The law is sometimes divided into criminal & this, also called private law civil |
| #6584, aired 2013-04-11 | LAW SLAW $400: Per Virginia law, it's the adjective for driving "at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger...life, limb or property" reckless |
| #6584, aired 2013-04-11 | LAW SLAW $600: 2-word group mentioned in the Fifth Amendment & required to get a federal criminal indictment grand jury |
| #6584, aired 2013-04-11 | LAW SLAW $800: The word "cattle" evolved from this similar-sounding word that now means all movable personal property chattel |
| #6584, aired 2013-04-11 | LAW SLAW $1000: A justice who's not the chief, or a lawyer who's not yet a partner associate |
| #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS $400: "The unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought", it may be involuntary manslaughter |
| #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS $1200: The "state of being morally abhorrent or socially taboo" in depicting sex, such as in pornography obscene (or obscenity) |
| #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS $1600: "Testimony that is given by a witness who relates not what he or she knows personally, but what others have said" hearsay |
| #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS $2000: This circumstance "reduces the degree of culpability and thus may reduce the damages... or the punishment" mitigating (or extenuating circumstances) |
| #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS $8,000 (Daily Double): "A defamatory assertion expressed in a transitory form, especially speech" slander |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | MARSHALL LAW $400: In an 1833 decision John Marshall said this 10-item list was a limitation of the national government only the Bill of Rights |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | MARSHALL LAW $800: Gibbons v. Ogden said a federal license trumped a state grant of monopoly in the use of this Robert Fulton invention the steamboat |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | MARSHALL LAW $1200: This battle of M's in John Marshall's Supreme Court was the first time an act of Congress was declared unconstitutional Marbury v. Madison |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | MARSHALL LAW $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1807 Marshall wrote the opinion for U.S. v. this politician, making standards of evidence for treason Aaron Burr |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | MARSHALL LAW $2000: Marshall said an Indian tribe wasn't a separate state but was under U.S. protection in this "Nation" v. Georgia Cherokee |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | IT'S THE MATH OR SCIENCE LAW $400: The second law of this 19th century botanist is the law of independent assortment (Gregor) Mendel |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | IT'S THE MATH OR SCIENCE LAW $800: Mendeleev's Law is also called this law, a word found before "table of elements" periodic |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | IT'S THE MATH OR SCIENCE LAW $1200: The law of sines states that the lengths of the sides of this shape are proprtional to the sines of the opposite angles a triangle |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | IT'S THE MATH OR SCIENCE LAW $1600: 95 x 27 = 27 x 95
(2,565 for those scoring at home) illustrates this law the commutative law |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | IT'S THE MATH OR SCIENCE LAW $2000: 3 laws of planetary motion, including the law of areas, are named for this 17th century German astronomer (Johannes) Kepler |
| #6437, aired 2012-09-18 | LAW & ORDER $200: This term for the termination of a proceeding without a verdict sounds like the end of a school class dismissal |
| #6437, aired 2012-09-18 | LAW & ORDER $400: Glenn Close knows they're monies awarded to a litigant for loss or injury damages |
| #6437, aired 2012-09-18 | LAW & ORDER $600 (Daily Double): Punishable by fine or imprisonment of one year or less, they're 5 times more common than felonies in many states misdemeanors |
| #6437, aired 2012-09-18 | LAW & ORDER $800: This other "A" word is an accomplice or abettor in a crime but is not there when it is committed accessory |
| #6437, aired 2012-09-18 | LAW & ORDER $1000: In order to get a more objective trial, ask for a "change of" this to seek to have a case heard in a new jurisdiction venue |
| #6376, aired 2012-05-14 | LAW & ORDER $400: The person accused by the state the defendant |
| #6376, aired 2012-05-14 | LAW & ORDER $800: A U.S.D.C. is one of these, charged with the jurisdiction of a specific region a district court |
| #6376, aired 2012-05-14 | LAW & ORDER $1200: This "rule" is a court order banning all parties involved in a case from discussing it publicly a gag rule |
| #6376, aired 2012-05-14 | LAW & ORDER $1600: Florida & other states have enacted these laws that say citizens have no duty to retreat from a threat stand your ground |
| #6376, aired 2012-05-14 | LAW & ORDER $2000: In 1986 the Supreme Court ruled that the "hostile environment" type of this can be sex discrimination sexual harassment |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | IT'S THE LAW! $200: No feeding these birds in Venice, even the carrier type; a $600 ticket can fly your way pigeons |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | IT'S THE LAW! $400: Stopping on this 8-letter German speedway is a somewhat obvious no-no the Autobahn |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | IT'S THE LAW! $600: Driving topless could cost you a few hundred bahts (about $10) in this country, formerly Siam Thailand |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | IT'S THE LAW! $800: 2 juice drinkers in the UAE each got a $275 fine for quenching their thirst in daylight during this holy month Ramadan |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | IT'S THE LAW! $1000: It could cost you to stroll around in a bathing suit in this island nation, site of a 1983 U.S. invasion Grenada |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | TV LAW FIRMS $400: Glenn Close plays the Hewes of Hewes & Assoc. on this drama Damages |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | TV LAW FIRMS $800: Calista Flockhart clocked in at the firm of Cage/Fish & Associates on this wacky legal show Ally McBeal |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | TV LAW FIRMS $1200: The title vampire on this series went up against the truly demonic law firm of Wolfram & Hart Angel |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | TV LAW FIRMS $1600: The firm Donnell, Young, Dole & Frutt makes perfect on this legal drama that lost its appeal in 2004 The Practice |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | TV LAW FIRMS $2000: Harry Hamlin played one of the named partners of the firm McKenize, Brackman, Chaney & Kuzak on this glitzy drama L.A. Law |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHERS-IN-LAW $200: United Farm Workers president Arturo Rodriguez' father-in-law was this man who died in 1993 César Chávez |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHER'S IN LAW $400: Father was quite the cutup in Prof. Charles Fried's class at this Massachusetts law school founded in 1817 Harvard |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHERS-IN-LAW $400: German emperor Frederick III's was this German-born British prince consort Prince Albert |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHERS-IN-LAW $600: Catherine Zeta-Jones' is this legendary actor Kirk Douglas |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHERS-IN-LAW $800: Jefferson Davis' was this U.S. president Zachary Taylor |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHERS-IN-LAW $1000: Daniel Day-Lewis' was this dramatist Arthur Miller |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHER'S IN LAW $1200: Coincidentally, today father's squash opponent was also his deponent, as father was taking this a deposition |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHER'S IN LAW $1600: Father learned about the quaint problems of the poor at Chicago's "Edwin F. Mandel" this type of "Clinic" legal aid |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHER'S IN LAW $2,000 (Daily Double): Father has rooms near the Court of Chancery in this state where half of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated Delaware |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | FATHER'S IN LAW $2000: As a non-partner who has a formal relationship with a firm, father is said to be "of" this to Bisbee, Pell & Bisbee counsel |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | THE LAW $400: An application to a judge to obtain an order; a lawyer might make one to dismiss or to suppress a motion |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | THE LAW $800: In federal court, as long as you've at least had a hearing before you skip, you can be tried in this Latin way in absentia |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | THE LAW $1200: This type of witness can give testimony no one else can offer, & may be held by the government as a result a material witness |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | THE LAW $1600: From the Latin for "to bargain", it's an agreement between opposing counsels, like to the admissibility of evidence a stipulation |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | THE LAW $2000: At "Law & Order" arraignments, the scumbag's weasel lawyer tries to get bail, while "the people seek" this remand |
| #5837, aired 2010-01-19 | LAW & ORDER SUV $200: The Chevy SUV named for this lake on the California-Nevada border comes in a police interceptor model the Tahoe |
| #5837, aired 2010-01-19 | LAW & ORDER SUV $400: The Special Service Package version of this maker's Expedition SUV is designed for law enforcement agencies Ford |
| #5837, aired 2010-01-19 | LAW & ORDER SUV $600: Havis Inc. makes adaptor kits (with bowls & water dishes) for SUVs used by these alphanumeric police units K-9 units |
| #5837, aired 2010-01-19 | LAW & ORDER SUV $800: The U.S. Border Patrol has used the H1 & H2 models of this SUV line Hummer |
| #5837, aired 2010-01-19 | LAW & ORDER SUV $1000: Some of this gov.'s odd comings & goings in June 2009 were in a South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division SUV (Mark) Sanford |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $200: "The malicious burning of someone else's dwelling house or outhouse" (glad the outhouse is protected, too) arson |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $400: "The fact of having or holding property in one's power" (it's not 9/10 of Black's, it's only 1 entry) possession |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $600: This 3-word term is an "unpreventable event caused exclusively by forces of nature" act of God |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $800: "An accused person's formal response... to a criminal charge" a plea |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | IN BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY $1000: "The initial step in... prosecution whereby the defendant is brought before the court to hear the charges" an arraignment |
| #5736, aired 2009-07-13 | THE LAW $400: States with 75-mph these on their highways tend to be wide open ones, like Utah & Wyoming speed limits |
| #5736, aired 2009-07-13 | THE LAW $800: Criminals who are clearly this, a synonym for "culpable", may plead this to avoid a trial guilty |
| #5736, aired 2009-07-13 | THE LAW $1200: This word for someone who can testify about events he saw includes a 3-letter body part an eyewitness |
| #5736, aired 2009-07-13 | THE LAW $1600: To convict someone may mean to put him in jail; to do this -vict means to put someone out of his home evict |
| #5736, aired 2009-07-13 | THE LAW $2000: Add 1 letter to "statue" to get this word for a law passed by the legislature statute |
| #5681, aired 2009-04-27 | LAW & DAUGHTER $400: The daughter of a furrier, she grew up to become the second woman on the Supreme Court Ginsberg |
| #5681, aired 2009-04-27 | LAW & DAUGHTER $800: This tough-talking TV judge described her dad, Murray Blum, as "The greatest thing since sliced bread" Judge Judy |
| #5681, aired 2009-04-27 | LAW & DAUGHTER $1600: Fraser & Marian Robinson's daughter, she once practiced law in Chicago & look at her now! Michelle Obama |
| #5681, aired 2009-04-27 | LAW & DAUGHTER $2000: A chip off the old block, TV host & legal analyst Lisa Bloom is pictured here with this lawyer, her mom Gloria Allred |
| #5681, aired 2009-04-27 | LAW & DAUGHTER $3,000 (Daily Double): The daughter of two newspaper reporters, she served 5 times as a Florida state attorney before a big promotion Janet Reno |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | THE LAW $200: (Judge Hatchett delivers the clue from her TV courtroom.) In the 1870s this Ivy League school pioneered the case method of teaching law, which is still used today Harvard |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | THE LAW $400: The extent of territorial waters is defined in the 1982 U.N. "Convention on the Law of" this the sea |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | THE LAW $800: "Turning" this type of "evidence" means giving testimony to implicate accomplices turning state's evidence |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | THE LAW $1000: (Back to Judge Hatchett.) Canada has a common-law legal system, except for this province whose law is based on the civil-law system Quebec |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | THE LAW $1,800 (Daily Double): (I'm Judge David Young from the Judge David Young show.) This term for the whole body of lawyers originally referred to a railing or partition in a courtroom the bar |
| #5481, aired 2008-06-09 | HEY, JUDE LAW! $400: Renee Zellweger is down on the farm as Jude heads back to North Carolina in this 2003 film Cold Mountain |
| #5481, aired 2008-06-09 | HEY, JUDE LAW! $800: Jude was the "Saturday Night Live" host on the night this "Pieces Of Me" singer did not actually sing Ashlee Simpson |
| #5481, aired 2008-06-09 | HEY, JUDE LAW! $5,000 (Daily Double): Jude was Sean Penn's beast of (Jack) Burden in this 2006 film based on a Robert Penn Warren novel All the King's Men |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | LAW ENFORCEMENT $400: The truant officer may come after you if you fail to do this go to school |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | LAW ENFORCEMENT $800: It's the identification procedure that uses the kind of grid seen here a line-up |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | LAW ENFORCEMENT $1200: This agency's criminal justice information services div. has the fingerprints of more than 47 million people the FBI |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | LAW ENFORCEMENT $1600: A counter-terrorism program is called "NYPD" this, another term for a police badge Shield |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | LAW ENFORCEMENT $2000: Not just a remark like "the soup's too salty", it's a formal charge a victim can swear out, leading to an arrest a complaint |
| #5221, aired 2007-04-30 | OR "LAW" SCHOOL? $200: Specific type of nail-knocker seen here a claw hammer |
| #5221, aired 2007-04-30 | OR "LAW" SCHOOL? $400: It's from the Dutch for "cabbage salad" cole slaw |
| #5221, aired 2007-04-30 | OR "LAW" SCHOOL? $600: An adjective meaning without imperfection flawless |
| #5221, aired 2007-04-30 | OR "LAW" SCHOOL? $800: This river flows 800 miles between the U.S. & Canada the St. Lawrence |
| #5221, aired 2007-04-30 | OR "LAW" SCHOOL? $1000: Chewa & Ngonde are among the main ethnic groups in this African country Malawi |
| #5175, aired 2007-02-23 | HISTORICAL LAW & ORDER PLEAS $400: (Hi, I'm Sam Waterston.) Some say the victim called your name on March 15, 44 B.C. as you & others stabbed him, Governor; 25 to life, no parole Brutus |
| #5175, aired 2007-02-23 | HISTORICAL LAW & ORDER PLEAS $800: (Hi, I'm Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: SVU.) I've got literally millions of witnesses who saw you kill a man with a single .38 shot on November 24, 1963; it's a slam dunk Jack Ruby |
| #5175, aired 2007-02-23 | HISTORICAL LAW & ORDER PLEAS $1200: (Sam Waterston reads the clue.) After the murder, you shouted "Sic semper tyrannis!"... Ballistics says it's your derringer, we've got Surratt--it's over John Wilkes Booth |
| #5175, aired 2007-02-23 | HISTORICAL LAW & ORDER PLEAS $1600: (Hi, I'm Kathryn Erbe of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.) As you're under age 20, Sarajevo law says you get 20 years max for killing Archduke Ferdinand; I strongly urge you to take it Gavrilo Princip |
| #5175, aired 2007-02-23 | HISTORICAL LAW & ORDER PLEAS $2000: (Sam Waterston gives the clue.) You shot the victim in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881, said "I am a Stalwart" & then gave yourself up; not many options on the table here Charles Guiteau |
| #5065, aired 2006-09-22 | LAW SCHOOL $200: In your first year at Penn Law, you'll take a course based on this document produced right there in Philly the Constitution |
| #5065, aired 2006-09-22 | LAW SCHOOL $400: Yale Law first-termers must take a class on these, agreements that create obligations contracts |
| #5065, aired 2006-09-22 | LAW SCHOOL $600: Stanford Law offers a course on "Trusts and" these--not big swaths of land, but the property of a decedent estates |
| #5065, aired 2006-09-22 | LAW SCHOOL $800: Duke Law School's Poyner Courtroom is for arguing in this type of mock court moot court |
| #5065, aired 2006-09-22 | LAW SCHOOL $1000: I hear that at Columbia Law, you made the staff of this journal founded in 1901--Supreme Court, here you come The Columbia Law Review |
| #4964, aired 2006-03-23 | LAW $400: When judges talk about the establishment clause, they're talking about this Constitutional Amendment the First Amendment |
| #4964, aired 2006-03-23 | LAW $800: Creative works not protected by copyright & land that has never been privately owned are in this the public domain |
| #4964, aired 2006-03-23 | LAW $1200: The oldest federal law to safeguard consumers fights this type of communications fraud mail fraud |
| #4964, aired 2006-03-23 | LAW $1600: This federal crime of raising impediments can be assaulting a process server or destroying audit records obstruction of justice |
| #4964, aired 2006-03-23 | LAW $2000: They're formal claims & defenses by the parties to a civil suit; additional targeted ones may be "special" pleadings |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | LAW REVIEW $400: On "The Practice" Rebecca started at this job, not a lawyer but one authorized to use legal skills a paralegal |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | LAW REVIEW $800: In 1817 the first U.S. university law school was established near the Charles River at this school Harvard |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | LAW REVIEW $1200: This voluntary organization of over 350,000 lawyers was founded in 1878 by 75 of them the ABA (American Bar Association) |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | LAW REVIEW $1600: In the plea known by this 2-word Latin phrase, the defendant doesn't admit or deny the charges nolo contendere |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | LAW REVIEW $2000: If a lawyer talks to a judge about a case without opposing counsel present, it's this Latin phrase for "on one side only" ex parte |
| #4342, aired 2003-06-17 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $400: In the 1940s Raphael Lemkin coined this term for destruction of a group, now a crime under international law genocide |
| #4342, aired 2003-06-17 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $800: The Vienna Conventions codified this principle that protects ambassadors from local prosecution diplomatic immunity |
| #4342, aired 2003-06-17 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $1200: In case of losses, the 1988 Basel Capital Accord makes banks set aside 8 cents on every dollar they make in these loans |
| #4342, aired 2003-06-17 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $1600: In 1793, as France & Britain went to war, George Washington proclaimed this status for the U.S. neutral |
| #4342, aired 2003-06-17 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $2000: The 1919 Treaty of Versailles was this type, from the Latin for "many" & "side" multilateral |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | LAW & ORDER $400: In a criminal trial, a defendant's guilt must be proved "beyond" this reasonable doubt |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | LAW & ORDER $800: 4-letter word for a charge or encumbrance placed on one's property to secure payment of a debt lien |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | LAW & ORDER $1200: This adjective means "having left a will"; add the letters "in" & it means "without making a will" testate |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | LAW & ORDER $2000: This 2-word Latin phrase used as a plea means "I will not contest it" nolo contendere |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | LAW & ORDER $4,000 (Daily Double): The name of this writ that tells a lower court to butt out also applies to the 18th Amendment writ of prohibition |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW $400: Consumers use chapter 7 or 13 of this code, a federal statute; businesses restructure under chapter 11 bankruptcy |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW $800: (Judge Hatchett delivers the clue.) Your neighbor's bad cooking odors may not be classified as one of these, but his annoying wind chimes may a nuisance |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW $1200: This order allows a worker's wages to be withheld & paid to a third party to whom a debt is owed, as for child support garnishing |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW $2000: (Hi. I'm Catherine Crier.) In law, this French phrase means an unexpected event that may excuse a party from a contract a force majeure |
| #4103, aired 2002-06-05 | THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW $8,000 (Daily Double): Mother of mercy! Is this 1970 federal law the end of us wiseguys? the RICO |
| #4014, aired 2002-01-31 | THE LAW $800: (Judge Hatchett seated at the bench.) In court when an attorney raises one of these, I may sustain it or overrule it objection |
| #4014, aired 2002-01-31 | THE LAW $1,200 (Daily Double): In 621 B.C. this Greek introduced Athens' first written code of law; most crimes were punishable by death Draco |
| #4014, aired 2002-01-31 | THE LAW $1200: Upon graduating from law school, a student receives a J.D. degree, which stands for this juris doctor |
| #4014, aired 2002-01-31 | THE LAW $1600: U.C. Berkeley has a legal institute named for this former governor & Chief Justice of the U.S. Earl Warren |
| #3893, aired 2001-07-04 | IT'S THE LAW $100: In this state it's against the law to sleep in the kitchen at Spago, Chez Panisse or Pacific Dining Car California |
| #3893, aired 2001-07-04 | IT'S THE LAW $200: Restaurants cannot serve colored margarine in this "Constitution State" unless a notice is posted Connecticut |
| #3893, aired 2001-07-04 | IT'S THE LAW $300: Shawnee, in this Boomer state, does not allow dogs to meet on private property without the owner's consent Oklahoma |
| #3893, aired 2001-07-04 | IT'S THE LAW $400: Across this state, from Westwego to Thibodaux, you cannot legally gargle in public Louisiana |
| #3893, aired 2001-07-04 | IT'S THE LAW $500: It's illegal to pawn your wooden leg in this second-smallest state Delaware |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | LAW $100: Before Jimmy Smits nailed perps on "NYPD Blue", he defended them as Victor Sifuentes on this show L.A. Law |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | LAW $200: Before becoming a man named Brady, he starred as a lawyer named Preston on "The Defenders" (Robert) Reed |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | LAW $300: "And hey...Let's be careful out there" ended roll call on this '80s cop show Hill Street Blues |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | LAW $400: We wonder if Paul Michael Glaser & David Soul will hook up again as these TV cops; word is, Huggy Bear wonders too Starsky & Hutch |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | LAW $500: Before "The Naked Gun" shot onto the silver screen, he played Det. Frank Drebin on TV in "Police Squad" (Leslie) Nielsen |
| #3836, aired 2001-04-16 | THE LAW $200: Alaska & Kansas are 2 of the few states that allow incompatibility as grounds for this Divorce |
| #3836, aired 2001-04-16 | THE LAW $400: 6-letter term meaning to take away someone's license to practice law Disbar |
| #3836, aired 2001-04-16 | THE LAW $600: Documents or evidence produced in court are marked as these & made part of the case Exhibits |
| #3836, aired 2001-04-16 | THE LAW $800: Oceanic-sounding term meaning to voluntarily say good-bye to a right or a claim Waive |
| #3836, aired 2001-04-16 | THE LAW $1000: They're the laws saying that if you don't bring an action or suit within a set time period, you can't later Statutes of limitations |
| #3824, aired 2001-03-29 | JOHN GRISHAM'S LAW BOOKS $100: Type of document concerned with pelicans The Pelican Brief |
| #3824, aired 2001-03-29 | JOHN GRISHAM'S LAW BOOKS $200: Specifically, Bendini, Lambert & Locke The Firm |
| #3824, aired 2001-03-29 | JOHN GRISHAM'S LAW BOOKS $300: For lawyer Reggie Love, it's young Mark Sway The Client |
| #3824, aired 2001-03-29 | JOHN GRISHAM'S LAW BOOKS $400: Group that was "Runaway" The Jury |
| #3824, aired 2001-03-29 | JOHN GRISHAM'S LAW BOOKS $500: Its prequel might be "The Last Will" The Testament |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | THE LAW $200: In colonial America, this crime of being married to 2 persons at the same time was punishable by death Polygamy/bigamy |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | THE LAW $400: This type of court is used to determine the validity of a deceased person's will Probate |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | THE LAW $600 (Daily Double): He was the first of our presidents to practice law John Adams |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | THE LAW $600: From the Greek for "not remembered", it's a pardon granted by the government to political offenders Amnesty |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | THE LAW $1000: In 1979 this Watergate judge wrote a book about his experiences titled "To Set The Record Straight" John Sirica |
| #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | TV LAW $200: In 1999 this show spun off a "Special Victims Unit" Law & Order |
| #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | TV LAW $400: In 1999 Fox tried a 1/2-hour version of this hour show about the law firm of Richard Fish Ally McBeal |
| #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | TV LAW $600: It features Ms. Brenneman on the bench Judging Amy |
| #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | TV LAW $800: Series seen here:
(starring Dixie Carter) Family Law |
| #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | TV LAW $1000: Ed Koch made him a criminal court judge; now he's replaced Koch on "The People's Court" Jerry Sheindlin |
| #3480, aired 1999-10-22 | THAT'S MY LAW $200: Snell's Law governs the angle of refraction of this as it passes from one medium to another Light |
| #3480, aired 1999-10-22 | THAT'S MY LAW $400: Kepler's first law says that planetary orbits aren't circular but have this shape Elliptical |
| #3480, aired 1999-10-22 | THAT'S MY LAW $600: Gresham's Law, named for a 16th century financier, is usually stated as "Bad" this "drives out good" Money |
| #3480, aired 1999-10-22 | THAT'S MY LAW $800: The Law of Independent Assortment is one of the laws of heredity named for this 19th C. Austrian monk Gregor Mendel |
| #3480, aired 1999-10-22 | THAT'S MY LAW $1000: Objects with this property, meaning they can be deformed & regain their shapes, are covered by Hooke's Law Elasticity |
| #3434, aired 1999-07-08 | BILL TO LAW $100: For the first reading, the representative or senator gives the bill to the person in this post Clerk |
| #3434, aired 1999-07-08 | BILL TO LAW $200: After the first reading, the bill is sent to one of these that may table it Committee |
| #3434, aired 1999-07-08 | BILL TO LAW $300: On the third reading, the bill is put either to a voice vote or this alphabetical vote Roll call |
| #3434, aired 1999-07-08 | BILL TO LAW $400: This fraction of the House needs to vote yes to overturn a presidential veto 2/3 |
| #3434, aired 1999-07-08 | BILL TO LAW $500: If Congress adjourns, a president can veto a bill by not signing it within this many days (Sundays excluded) 10 |
| #3367, aired 1999-04-06 | NAMES IN THE LAW $200: The civil code set up in France in 1804 is also known by this name Napoleonic Code |
| #3367, aired 1999-04-06 | NAMES IN THE LAW $400: Earl Warren ruled on this man's case that a suspect must be warned prior to questioning that he can stay silent Ernesto Miranda |
| #3367, aired 1999-04-06 | NAMES IN THE LAW $600: In 1970 a woman used this pseudonym when she sued Texas D.A. Henry Wade to allow her an abortion Jane Roe |
| #3367, aired 1999-04-06 | NAMES IN THE LAW $1000: The 1936 Robinson-Patman Act revived & revised this man's Anti-Trust Act of 1890 John Sherman |
| #3367, aired 1999-04-06 | NAMES IN THE LAW $1,500 (Daily Double): He took on Ferguson in 1896 after refusing to sit in the railroad car for blacks only Homer Plessy |
| #3291, aired 1998-12-21 | IMAGINARY LAW FIRMS $200: In a poem by Eugene Field, Wynken, Blynken & this partner "sailed off in a wooden shoe" Nod |
| #3291, aired 1998-12-21 | IMAGINARY LAW FIRMS $400: This firm whose members use their first names stands for ordinary people in the street Tom, Dick & Harry |
| #3291, aired 1998-12-21 | IMAGINARY LAW FIRMS $600: They're Ready's 2 partners in the firm that represents qualified buyers of real estate Willing & Able |
| #3291, aired 1998-12-21 | IMAGINARY LAW FIRMS $800: This firm with the names of 2 Kansas cities & 1 New Mexico city tells its clients, "All Aboard!" Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe |
| #3291, aired 1998-12-21 | IMAGINARY LAW FIRMS $1000: Completes the name of the law firm of NPR's "Car Talk", Dewey, Cheatem & ... Howe |
| #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | THE LAW $100: During the Civil War, Lincoln suspended this right not to be held in prison without court consent Habeas corpus |
| #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | THE LAW $200: From the Latin "to refer", it's the way by which laws proposed by a legislature are put to popular vote Referendum |
| #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | THE LAW $300: The first of these "colorful" laws was enacted in 1619 to punish failure to attend church Blue laws |
| #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | THE LAW $400: Failure to pay a building contractor may result in his leaning on you with this type of lien Mechanic's lien |
| #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | THE LAW $500: Now a body of lawyers, it once referred to a rail separating spectators from courtroom proceedings Bar |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | LAW $100: It's the 7-letter term for any decision reached by a jury verdict |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | LAW $200: Number of the Constitutional amendment that states you can't be forced to be a witness against yourself 5th |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | LAW $300: This legal term for murder may be "justifiable" or "excusable" when in self defense homicide |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | LAW $400: It's the document that goes through probate a will |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | LAW $500: It's the fee clients pay in advance to an attorney to act on their behalf retainer |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | LAW $100: To die intestate is to die without having made one of these a will |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | LAW $200: Lie while under oath & you'll be guilty of this perjury |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | LAW $300: It's the formal charge issued by a grand jury saying there's enough evidence to have a trial an indictment |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | LAW $400: It's the law that sets the period of time, sometimes years, during which legal actions may be taken a statute of limitations |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | LAW $500: The Latin phrase "onus probandi" refers to this; it lies with the plaintiff the burden of proof |
| #2774, aired 1996-09-26 | LAW $100: It's the removal of a tenant from property by a landlord eviction |
| #2774, aired 1996-09-26 | LAW $200: This term for smuggling liquor came from a hiding place in apparel worn by 19th c. smugglers bootlegging |
| #2774, aired 1996-09-26 | LAW $300: This term for an infraction of the law may be "of contract", "of peace" or "of promise" a breach |
| #2774, aired 1996-09-26 | LAW $400: This, illegally entering another's area or property, refers to animals as well as to people trespassing |
| #2774, aired 1996-09-26 | LAW $500: Term for conspiracy between 2 parties to defraud, for example, an insurance agency collusion |
| #2737, aired 1996-06-25 | TV LAW $100: Writer Erle Stanley Gardner had script approval of this series' episodes Perry Mason |
| #2737, aired 1996-06-25 | TV LAW $200: In 1987 this Stephen Bochco series was named Outstanding Drama Series at the Emmys L.A. Law |
| #2737, aired 1996-06-25 | TV LAW $300: This "Rifleman" star played attorney John Egan in the 90-minute series "Arrest and Trial" Chuck Connors |
| #2737, aired 1996-06-25 | TV LAW $400: When Michael Moriarty left this NBC series in 1994, he was replaced by Sam Waterston Law & Order |
| #2737, aired 1996-06-25 | TV LAW $500: In 1961 Martin Sheen had his first major TV role on this series starring E.G. Marshall & Robert Reed The Defenders |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | LAW & ORDER $100: In 1880 Pat Garrett was elected to this post in Lincoln county, New Mexico sheriff |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | LAW & ORDER $200: Like Texas, Arizona formed a group of these lawmen, but it lasted only from 1901 to 1909 the Rangers |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | LAW & ORDER $300: One of the 1st modern organized police forces was this city's Metropolitan Police, set up in 1829 London |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | LAW & ORDER $400: This plainclothes police squad goes after drug dealers & numbers runners the vice squad |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | LAW & ORDER $500: If you cannot afford an attorney, one of these may be appointed to you a public defender |
| #2620, aired 1996-01-12 | LAW $200: Probate is the legal procedure by which one of these documents is proven valid or invalid a will |
| #2620, aired 1996-01-12 | LAW $400: It's defined as one who could testify regarding what he had seen Eyewitness |
| #2620, aired 1996-01-12 | LAW $600: This word can mean to terminate a right or to quench a flame extinguish |
| #2620, aired 1996-01-12 | LAW $1000: In many U.S. jurisdictions, the M'Naghten rule is the test applied for this type of defense insanity |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | LAW $200: An inhabitant of a country entitled to all its privileges; one can be native-born or naturalized citizen |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | LAW $400: A witness takes one before testifying, usually with one hand on the Bible oath |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | LAW $600: Originally it was a group of witnesses or people acquainted with the facts of the case who served on it jury |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | LAW $800: A written statement authorizing someone to act on your behalf power of attorney |
| #2535, aired 1995-09-15 | LAW $1000: One-word term for a court order stopping or restraining a party from doing something injunction |
| #2520, aired 1995-07-14 | LAW $200: A capital offense is defined as a crime punishable by life imprisonment or this death |
| #2520, aired 1995-07-14 | LAW $400: Defamation includes these 2 offenses, one written, the other oral slander & libel |
| #2520, aired 1995-07-14 | LAW $600: Under former laws, it was a person who settled on public land to acquire its title a squatter |
| #2520, aired 1995-07-14 | LAW $800: In this type of marriage, legal appointees substitute for the absent couple at the ceremony proxy |
| #2520, aired 1995-07-14 | LAW $1000: It's the legal term for a supplement or addition to a will a codicil |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $200: During the Civil War this writ, ordering that the prisoner be brought before the court, was suspended Habeas corpus |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $400: This delaying tactic used in the Senate has been defined as "talking a bill to death" Fillibustering |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $600: In 1989's Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, the Supreme Court nearly reversed this 1973 decision Roe v. Wade |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $800: 2-word phrase for the power of the federal government to take private property for public use Eminent domain |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $1000: It's the legal process by which a person's citizenship can be taken away, or by which it may be given up Expatriation |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS $200: Colloquial 2-word name for a female issuer of parking tickets a meter maid |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS $400: 1 of the 2 nicknames for London policemen that came from the name of their founder, Robert Peel (1 of) bobbies (or peelers) |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS $600: Grover Cleveland & Pat Garrett were among those to serve as one of these lawmen sheriffs |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS $800: In California CHP stands for this the California Highway Patrol |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS $1000: It's the current full name of the group founded as the North-West Mounted Police the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | LAW $100: A mistrial may be declared if 1 or all 12 of these were selected improperly jurors |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | LAW $200: 2-word term for the correct conduct of a prisoner that may get him parole good conduct (good behavior) |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | LAW $300: In 1990 it became the first state to pass an anti-stalking law California |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | LAW $400: Translation of the Latin "onus probandi", it's what usually lies with the plaintiff the burden of proof |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | LAW $500: This Latin phrase for "while the crime is burning" means you got caught red-handed flagrante delicto |
| #2151, aired 1994-01-03 | THE LAW $200: Someone granted this can testify without fear of prosecution immunity |
| #2151, aired 1994-01-03 | THE LAW $400: The charges in an indictment; the defendant may be guilty on one or all of them the counts |
| #2151, aired 1994-01-03 | THE LAW $600: It's a temporary document showing proof of insurance until the policy is issued a binder |
| #2151, aired 1994-01-03 | THE LAW $800: This pair denotes a title that has no liens or other hindrances free & clear |
| #2151, aired 1994-01-03 | THE LAW $1000: This court has the ways to handle wills probate |
| #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | LAW & ORDER $100: It's said that a Kansas City madam gave Charles Floyd this nickname, & he hated it "Pretty Boy" |
| #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | LAW & ORDER $200: In September 1992, Gregory Kingsley, a 12-year-old Florida boy, was granted one of these from his parents Divorce |
| #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | LAW & ORDER $300: Sounds of dental drills failed to budge this Branch Davidian leader from his compound David Koresh |
| #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | LAW & ORDER $400: In July 1993 the Israeli Supreme Court said John Demyanyuk might not be this infamous guard "Ivan the Terrible" |
| #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | LAW & ORDER $500: Collective name given to the group defended by William Kunstler & Leonard Weinglass in 1969 & 1970 "Chicago Seven" |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | LAW $200: Damages can be compensatory, to compensate, or this kind to punish punitive |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | LAW $400: A contract characterized by exchange of mutual promises, it's also a synonym for betrothal engagement |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | LAW $600: Legal term meaning to trade goods or services without using money barter |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | LAW $1000: Legally speaking this can mean "to endure pain" or "to permit" suffer |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | LAW $2,100 (Daily Double): Term for the process by which a person acquires a new citizenship naturalization |
| #1954, aired 1993-02-18 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $200: Should the president be impeached, this member of the Supreme Court would preside at the trial the Chief Justice |
| #1954, aired 1993-02-18 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $400: In most states you're no longer a minor once you reach this age 18 |
| #1954, aired 1993-02-18 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $600: Prior to 1977 this 12-month federal financial period began in July; now it begins in October the fiscal year |
| #1954, aired 1993-02-18 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $800: Usually a pardon is granted to an individual, while this is granted to a group an amnesty |
| #1954, aired 1993-02-18 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $1000: Using this power, many governors can cancel parts of a bill while signing the rest into power a line (item) veto |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | LAW $100: During a trial, this can be raised to oppose the introduction of certain testimony an objection |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | LAW $200: The two major law systems in the Western world are common law & this Napoleonic Code (or civil law) |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | LAW $300: Subject to the death penalty in wartime, this crime is grounds for divorce in some states desertion |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | LAW $400: Latin for "on the face of it", it's evidence accepted as true prima facie |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | LAW $500: It's a sworn written statement of fact made voluntarily & not subject to cross-examination an affidavit |
| #1787, aired 1992-05-12 | LAW $200: While a divorce terminates a legal marriage, this establishes that one never existed an annulment |
| #1787, aired 1992-05-12 | LAW $400: While the crime of assault does not require an actual attack, this, often paired with it, does battery |
| #1787, aired 1992-05-12 | LAW $600: This can be one who sees a crime committed or one who subscribes his name to a will a witness |
| #1787, aired 1992-05-12 | LAW $800: In an open shop, membership in one of these is not a condition of employment a union |
| #1787, aired 1992-05-12 | LAW $1000: This provision of a life insurance contract requires twice the payment in the event of accidental death double indemnity |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $200: The constitution divides the government into three branches: Executive, Judicial & this Legislative |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $400: A measure defeated in 1990 would have allowed states to prosecute persons who desecrated this the American flag |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $800 (Daily Double): Though given 10 years for ratification, this amendment failed by 3 states in 1982 the Equal Rights Amendment |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $800: Because of its secretiveness, the American Party in the 1850s was also known by this name The Know-Nothings |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | LAW & GOVERNMENT $1000: In 1798 Congress passed these controversial laws dealing with foreigners & with inciting rebellion the Alien & Sedition Acts |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | LAW $200: It's any act against the officers of a ship, not just setting them adrift in a rowboat mutiny |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | LAW $400: The 14th Amend. says states can't deprive a "person of life, liberty, or property without" this due process |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | LAW $600: New York has divided this crime into degrees based on time of day & dollar value burned arson |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | LAW $800: Latin for "another", it's a different name by which a person is known alias |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | LAW $1000: In 1974 the U.S. Supreme Court said this presidential right didn't apply to the Watergate tapes presidential privilege (executive privilege) |
| #1632, aired 1991-10-08 | LAW $100: It's the illicit duplicating of recorded material or robbery on the high seas piracy |
| #1632, aired 1991-10-08 | LAW $200: A person is said to die intestate if he didn't do this before his death make his will |
| #1632, aired 1991-10-08 | LAW $300: Under federal law nearly all offenses other than felonies are classified as these misdemeanors |
| #1632, aired 1991-10-08 | LAW $400: It's the formal charge made by a grand jury which is read during an arraignment an indictment |
| #1632, aired 1991-10-08 | LAW $500: In a criminal case the accused's guilt must be proved beyond this a reasonable doubt |
| #1592, aired 1991-07-02 | LAW $200: It can be defined as action taken to prevent harm to one's property as well as one's person self-defense |
| #1592, aired 1991-07-02 | LAW $400: Meaning "under penalty", it is a writ commanding one's appearance in court a subpoena |
| #1592, aired 1991-07-02 | LAW $600: A criminal's accomplice, before the fact or after the fact an accessory |
| #1592, aired 1991-07-02 | LAW $800: It refers to someone who would stoop to settling on someone else's land without permission a squatter |
| #1592, aired 1991-07-02 | LAW $1000: From the Latin for "to change", it's not a pardon, but a change that lessens the severity of a sentence commute (commutation) |
| #1586, aired 1991-06-24 | LAW $100: The value of the item stolen determines whether this crime is petty or grand larceny (or theft) |
| #1586, aired 1991-06-24 | LAW $200: Sometimes called conciliation court, it's an informal court for settling small debts small claims court |
| #1586, aired 1991-06-24 | LAW $300: From its start in 1789 to 1804, the U.S. Supreme Court consisted of judges from this party Federalist |
| #1586, aired 1991-06-24 | LAW $400: 1 of the 2 types of practicing lawyers in Britain barrister (or solicitor) |
| #1586, aired 1991-06-24 | LAW $500: This list of cases waiting to be heard is kept by the clerk of the court docket |
| #1580, aired 1991-06-14 | LAW $200: To reach a verdict in a felony case this percentage of the jurors must be in agreement 100% |
| #1580, aired 1991-06-14 | LAW $400: Iowa has a new law that will allow a revival of this activity on riverboats in its waters gambling |
| #1580, aired 1991-06-14 | LAW $600: Latin for "for the good", it refers to legal services provided without charge pro bono |
| #1580, aired 1991-06-14 | LAW $800: Norma McCorvey used this name when she brought her famous abortion suit in Texas Roe |
| #1580, aired 1991-06-14 | LAW $1000: Not a party to a lawsuit but one wishing to file a brief in the case, an amicus curiae is literally this friend of the court |
| #1558, aired 1991-05-15 | LAW $200: It's convened for trying & punishing offenses committed by members of the U.S. armed forces Court-Martial/Military Tribunal |
| #1558, aired 1991-05-15 | LAW $400: The unlawful killing of another without malice; it can be involuntary or voluntary Manslaughter |
| #1558, aired 1991-05-15 | LAW $800: This system not based on a code, but on previous decisions and customs, evolved in England Common Law |
| #1558, aired 1991-05-15 | LAW $1000: From Latin for "first birth", it's the rule that only the oldest son inherited the property of a parent Primogeniture |
| #1558, aired 1991-05-15 | LAW $2,600 (Daily Double): The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution sets these to end at noon on January 3rd Congressional Terms |
| #1545, aired 1991-04-26 | LAW $100: It's an order of the court issued to a law officer allowing him to look over a premises for stolen material a search warrant |
| #1545, aired 1991-04-26 | LAW $200: Unlike other states, California has no age limit for this if there's parental consent marriage |
| #1545, aired 1991-04-26 | LAW $300: Not the Attorney General, but this general usually represents the government in the U.S. Supreme Court Solicitor General |
| #1545, aired 1991-04-26 | LAW $400: Illegal process of staking off all or part of another miner's staked-off area for yourself claim jumping |
| #1545, aired 1991-04-26 | LAW $500: In 1609, Hugo Grotius, father of international law, said, "They are free to all nations and subject to none" the oceans (the seas) |
| #1498, aired 1991-02-20 | LAW $100: Except in Louisiana, American law is based on this country's common law Britain (or England) |
| #1498, aired 1991-02-20 | LAW $200: Brown v. Board of Education was the Supreme Court decision that called for an end to this practice segregation |
| #1498, aired 1991-02-20 | LAW $300: Term for an indirect veto by the president, who holds a bill until Congress adjourns a pocket veto |
| #1498, aired 1991-02-20 | LAW $400: Laws regarding prisoners of war were established by conventions held in this city in 1929 & 1949 Geneva |
| #1498, aired 1991-02-20 | LAW $500: He was New York's first chief justice before he became the first Chief Justice of the U.S. John Jay |
| #1442, aired 1990-12-04 | LAW $200: A military tribunal convened under government authority to try members of the armed forces a court-martial |
| #1442, aired 1990-12-04 | LAW $400: An infant, a child or any juvenile who has not yet reached the legal age of competence a minor |
| #1442, aired 1990-12-04 | LAW $600: Toleration Acts are concerned with this freedom religion |
| #1442, aired 1990-12-04 | LAW $800: Literally meaning that you have the body, this writ requires an appearance in court habeas corpus |
| #1442, aired 1990-12-04 | LAW $1000: In 1969, this Supreme Court justice resigned amid criticism of his financial dealings (Abe) Fortas |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | LAW $100: If you're a venireman you've been called to this duty jury duty |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | LAW $200: It's defined as testimony or other material presented to prove the existence of a fact evidence |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | LAW $300: An attorney at law is a member of the bar & an officer of this officer of the court |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | LAW $400: While it normally means harms, in law it means money, and could be compensatory damages |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | LAW $500: Under Article I, Section II of the Constitution, the House has the sole power of this impeachment |
| #1369, aired 1990-07-12 | LAW $100: The scribe in an Ancient Egyptian court is equivalent to this position in our courts today a court reporter |
| #1369, aired 1990-07-12 | LAW $200: Rule that sets a maximum time within which a suit can be brought the statute of limitations |
| #1369, aired 1990-07-12 | LAW $300: For the training of law students, hypothetical & historical cases are tried in these courts a moot court |
| #1369, aired 1990-07-12 | LAW $400: The term for the system of law of the Roman Catholic church canonical law |
| #1369, aired 1990-07-12 | LAW $500: They are the rules by which a corporation conducts its business the bylaws (charters) |
| #1362, aired 1990-07-03 | BIBLICAL LAW $200: There had to be at least 2 witnesses for a death sentence, & they got to toss the first of these stone |
| #1362, aired 1990-07-03 | BIBLICAL LAW $400: In Leviticus 11 the Israelites were told not to do this to camels, mice & lizards, among others eat them |
| #1362, aired 1990-07-03 | BIBLICAL LAW $600: Now a very high rate of interest, in the Bible it was just plain interest & could be charged to strangers usury |
| #1344, aired 1990-06-07 | LAW $200: It's now the minimum age for buying hard liquor in all 50 states 21 |
| #1344, aired 1990-06-07 | LAW $400: "Colorful" name given to often outmoded laws that relate to business conducted on Sundays blue laws |
| #1344, aired 1990-06-07 | LAW $800 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "he has made an oath," it's a written statement made under oath affidavit |
| #1295, aired 1990-03-30 | LAW $200: In the closing arguments in a federal criminal case, this side goes first & gets to do a rebuttal Prosecution |
| #1295, aired 1990-03-30 | LAW $400: You can perform Shakespeare's plays without paying royalties since copyright law defines them as this Public Domain |
| #1295, aired 1990-03-30 | LAW $600: In Latin legal lingo it means "by the fact itself" Ipso Facto |
| #1295, aired 1990-03-30 | LAW $800: He was the last president to be one of the litigants in a case before the Supreme Court Richard Nixon |
| #1295, aired 1990-03-30 | LAW $1000: 1849 work in which Thoreau asked, "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them...?" "Civil Disobedience" |
| #1263, aired 1990-02-14 | LAW $200: Class of crime more serious than a misdemeanor, with a penalty of more than a year in prison or death Felony |
| #1263, aired 1990-02-14 | LAW $400: Minimum age at which most states allow marriage without parental consent 18 |
| #1263, aired 1990-02-14 | LAW $600: A person is guilty of this crime if he willfully makes a false statement under oath Perjury |
| #1263, aired 1990-02-14 | LAW $800: A judgment or decision of a court cited as an example or analogy to justify a similar decision precedent |
| #1263, aired 1990-02-14 | LAW $1000: Law that derives authority from custom & usage, especially the ancient unwritten law of England Common Law |
| #1231, aired 1990-01-01 | LAW $200: 17th c. English jurist John Selden said this about "ignorance of the law" it's no excuse |
| #1231, aired 1990-01-01 | LAW $400: Completes the proverb. "He that is his own lawyer..." has a fool for a client |
| #1231, aired 1990-01-01 | LAW $600: Term in criminal law for the dismissal of charges through a verdict of "not guilty" acquittal |
| #1231, aired 1990-01-01 | LAW $800: While a divorce is a dissolution of a marriage, this declaration says it never really existed an annulment |
| #1231, aired 1990-01-01 | LAW $1000: It's an order for the arrest of a person issued by a judge a warrant |
| #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | LAW $200: More than half of any total, or the age at which a person is entitled to manage his affairs majority |
| #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | LAW $400: The word "aspirin" was once protected as one of these but is now only a generic term a trademark |
| #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | LAW $600: Judge Wapner's "People's Court" is based on this type of court small claims court |
| #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | LAW $800: In 1986 he was sworn in to the Supreme Court on the same day Wm. Rehnquist became Chief Justice Antonin Scalia |
| #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | LAW $1000: Word used in courts by the public crier to command attention, it means "Hear ye" oyez |
| #1165, aired 1989-09-29 | LAW $100: In the cabinet the Dept. of Justice isn't headed by a secretary but by somebody holding this title the attorney general |
| #1165, aired 1989-09-29 | LAW $200: If you die intestate you didn't leave one of these behind a will |
| #1165, aired 1989-09-29 | LAW $300: A famous part of this U.S. code is its Chapter 11 the bankruptcy code |
| #1165, aired 1989-09-29 | LAW $400: Term for a minor who is legally in the care of a guardian a ward |
| #1165, aired 1989-09-29 | LAW $500: Type of jury that conducts an inquest into the cause of death a coroner's jury |
| #1059, aired 1989-03-23 | LAW $100: The 7th Amendment says in federal common lawsuits valued over $20, you have the right to trial by this jury |
| #1059, aired 1989-03-23 | LAW $200: If you've been released from jail "OR", it's on this condition your own recognizance |
| #1059, aired 1989-03-23 | LAW $300: A 13th century English law made these 2 dates count as 1 for legal purposes February 28th & 29th |
| #1059, aired 1989-03-23 | LAW $400: If you swing & miss, it's assault; if you swing & connect, it's this battery |
| #1059, aired 1989-03-23 | LAW $500: In legal terms it means "to give personal property to a person by (a) will" bequeath |
| #1044, aired 1989-03-02 | LAW $100: A person who died intestate didn't leave one of these a will |
| #1044, aired 1989-03-02 | LAW $200: These can be grand, petit or hung a jury |
| #1044, aired 1989-03-02 | LAW $300: Of patents, copyrights or trademarks, the 1 with a potentially unlimited term trademarks |
| #1044, aired 1989-03-02 | LAW $400: System adopted in 8 states, including California, for property ownership by married couples community property |
| #1044, aired 1989-03-02 | LAW $1,500 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "twist", it's a civil wrong or injury that doesn't involve a contract a tort |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | LAW $200: Works whose copyrights have expired have "fallen into" this public domain |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | LAW $400: While slander is spoken, a case of defamatory words written or printed is called this libel |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | LAW $600: The only state whose basic law is not based on British common law but on the Napoleonic Code Louisiana |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | LAW $800: Located on the site of the infamous Newgate Prison, London's central criminal court is commonly called this The Old Bailey |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | LAW $1000: The 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson decision declared this legal discrimination, separate but equal facilities (segregation) |
| #993, aired 1988-12-21 | LAW $100: Dividing the spectators from the proceedings in the courtroom, you have to pass it to become a lawyer the bar |
| #993, aired 1988-12-21 | LAW $200: Legal term for those most closely related by blood to the dead guy next of kin |
| #993, aired 1988-12-21 | LAW $300: We can't keep silent; Ernesto, not Carmen, is first name of this man associated with the famous police warning Miranda |
| #993, aired 1988-12-21 | LAW $400: If a judge hears a case "in camera", it doesn't mean on the air but this in private (in his chambers) |
| #993, aired 1988-12-21 | LAW $500: In some states the people can change the law by referendum or by this procedure initiative |
| #976, aired 1988-11-28 | LAW $100: Copying & selling a copyrighted video tape, or robbery on the high seas are both called this piracy |
| #976, aired 1988-11-28 | LAW $200: It's a former case or decision that acts as an example for judging a current, similar case a precedent |
| #976, aired 1988-11-28 | LAW $400: The Constitution forbids states from passing these "retroactive" laws ex post facto laws |
| #976, aired 1988-11-28 | LAW $500 (Daily Double): While you'd go to L.A. for "The People's Court", you have to go to this city for the World Court The Hague |
| #976, aired 1988-11-28 | LAW $500: In Roe vs Wade, the Supreme Ct. ruled unduly restrictive state regulation of this unconstitutional abortion |
| #907, aired 1988-07-12 | LAW $100: This U.S. legal organization was created in 1878 the ABA (American Bar Association) |
| #907, aired 1988-07-12 | LAW $200: Nearly half of the 56 signers of this 18th century American document were judges or lawyers Declaration of Independence |
| #907, aired 1988-07-12 | LAW $300: A British "public prosecutor" is parallel to this post in the American legal system the D.A. (district attorney) |
| #907, aired 1988-07-12 | LAW $400: Laws of this religion are administered by professional jurists known as "muftis" Islam |
| #907, aired 1988-07-12 | LAW $500: 11th century event after which top English lawyers were called "serjeants" & the apprentices, "barristers" the Norman Conquest (the Battle of Hastings) |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | LAW $200: A proverb says "he that is his own lawyer has" this "for a client" a fool |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | LAW $400: Title of the head of the U.S. Department of Justice the U.S. Attorney General |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | LAW $600: Person to whose back lawyer Brendan Sullivan was referring in July 9, 1987 quote, "Get off his back!" Oliver North |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | LAW $800: He's Jim & Tammy's "PTL"--pretty tough lawyer Melvin Belli |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | LAW $1000: The 5th Amendment says no one shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property without..." this due process |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | THE LAW $200: Of local, state, or federal, level of government which has jurisdiction over marriage & divorce laws the state |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | THE LAW $400: There are 11 of these federal courts whose authority falls between district courts & the Supreme Court the Court of Appeals (Circuit Court) |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | THE LAW $600: From Latin "caput" meaning head, you might lose your head by committing this class of felony a capital offense |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | THE LAW $800: If a woodchuck could chuck wood but fails to honor an agreement to chuck, he could be sued for this breach of contract |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | THE LAW $1000: One of the most influential works of Anglo-American law was his "Commentaries on the Laws of England" Sir William Blackstone |
| #694, aired 1987-09-17 | LAW & ORDER $200: From medieval Latin for "force", it's the band of men a sheriff bands together a posse |
| #694, aired 1987-09-17 | LAW & ORDER $400: Calling it "Project Sky Knight", the L.A. Sheriff Dept. debuted patrols by this type of vehicle in 1966 helicopters |
| #694, aired 1987-09-17 | LAW & ORDER $600: It's the police department of the U.S. Navy the Shore Patrol |
| #694, aired 1987-09-17 | LAW & ORDER $900 (Daily Double): The l.N.S., it is one of the major federal law enforcement agencies with full police powers the Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| #694, aired 1987-09-17 | LAW & ORDER $1000: He established the Irish constabulary as well as London's "bobbies" Robert Peel |
| #614, aired 1987-04-16 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $200: The Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907 prohibited wartime dropping of explosives from these airplanes (balloons) |
| #614, aired 1987-04-16 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $400: Japan violated international law by bombing Pearl Harbor because it hadn't done this 1st declared war |
| #614, aired 1987-04-16 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $600: Among accords reached in Geneva convention of 1864 was establishment of this relief organization the Red Cross |
| #614, aired 1987-04-16 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $800: After WWII, the trial of German & Japanese leaders in these 2 cities helped develop int'l law Nuremberg and Tokyo |
| #614, aired 1987-04-16 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $1000: The Jay Treaty in 1794 introduced arbitration to settle disputes between these 2 countries United States and Great Britain |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | LAW $100: Term for the oral evidence given by a witness under oath testimony |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | LAW $200: It's what you're said to be if you're declared "non compos mentis" mentally incompetent (of unsound mind) |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | LAW $300: In December 1985, a San Diego man tried to be excused from this by claiming he died in September 1985 jury duty |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | LAW $400: Procedure a will goes through to prove its validity probate |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | LAW $500: While divorce is a dissolution of a marriage, this is a cancellation that says it was never valid an annulment |
| #580, aired 1987-02-27 | LAW $200: Depending on the locality, these courts handle claims for up to $5000 small claims court |
| #580, aired 1987-02-27 | LAW $400: Legal term for smuggled goods, it sounds like a Nicaraguan "freedom fighters" rock group contraband |
| #580, aired 1987-02-27 | LAW $600: Because of over 11,500 asbestos-related lawsuits, the Manville Corporation filed for this bankruptcy |
| #580, aired 1987-02-27 | LAW $800: She's the only woman on the U.S. Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor |
| #580, aired 1987-02-27 | LAW $1000: A court order stopping a person or group from doing something injunction |
| #477, aired 1986-10-07 | LAW $200: Latin term sometimes used for a plea of "no contest" nolo contendere |
| #477, aired 1986-10-07 | LAW $400: In 17th c. England, John Selden said this about ignorance of the law it is no excuse |
| #477, aired 1986-10-07 | LAW $600: The Volstead Act introduced this unpopular law Prohibition |
| #477, aired 1986-10-07 | LAW $800: Meaning a small-scale version of 16th c. bankers, the Fuggers, it's now another word for shyster pettifogger |
| #477, aired 1986-10-07 | LAW $1000: Famed defense lawyer who titled one of his books "The Defense Never Rests" F. Lee Bailey |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | LAW $400: Intentionally committing a wrongful act, its "Absence" was subject of 1981 Paul Newman film malice |
| #448, aired 1986-05-28 | LAW $200: It's in a box & can be petit or grand jury |
| #448, aired 1986-05-28 | LAW $400: Term for the questioning of a witness by the attorney of the adverse party cross examination |
| #448, aired 1986-05-28 | LAW $600: In U.S. courts, it's the list of cases pending the docket |
| #448, aired 1986-05-28 | LAW $800: The 15th, 19th, & 26th Amendments are all laws dealing with this right of a citizen the right to vote |
| #448, aired 1986-05-28 | LAW $1000: From Romans 2:14, "these, having not the law, are" this a law unto themselves |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | LAW $200: On May 20 1899, a New York cab driver became the 1st person arrested for breaking this law speeding |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | LAW $400: When accused of doing this, famed attorney Melvin Belli replied, "I get there before the ambulance" ambulance chasing |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | LAW $600: 3-word Latin term for a law that's passed & then enforced retroactively ex post facto |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | LAW $800: Only state whose civil laws are not based mainly on English common law but on the "code Napoleon" Louisiana |
| #437, aired 1986-05-13 | LAW $1000: Anti-segregation lawyer in 1954 landmark case, in 1967, he became 1st black Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall |
| #373, aired 1986-02-12 | THE LAW $100: 1 of the youngest of either sex was Susan Broyles of Colorado, only 23 when appointed a judge |
| #373, aired 1986-02-12 | THE LAW $200: Term for trial lawyers in English superior courts, derived from the bar at which they stand barristers |
| #373, aired 1986-02-12 | THE LAW $300: World's largest is Baker & McKenzie of Chicago with 600 lawyers in 29 countries a lawyers firm (a law firm) |
| #373, aired 1986-02-12 | THE LAW $400: "Reclining" term for a legal claim on property used as security for a debt a lien |
| #373, aired 1986-02-12 | THE LAW $500: Not necessarily short, it's a written argument or summary of a case a brief |
| #355, aired 1986-01-17 | LAW $200: Legal clinic with branches in Montgomery Ward Jacoby & Meyers |
| #355, aired 1986-01-17 | LAW $400: A 1984 Supreme Court ruling sided with Sony, letting you use these in your home without fear of arrest a video recording machine |
| #287, aired 1985-10-15 | LAW $200: A law that sets a time frame for filing lawsuits or prosecuting crimes a statute of limitations |
| #287, aired 1985-10-15 | LAW $400: Testimony of witness unable to appear in court a deposition |
| #287, aired 1985-10-15 | LAW $600: Latin for "you shall have the body", its application protects against illegal imprisonment habeas corpus |
| #287, aired 1985-10-15 | LAW $800: Name for British lawyers who represent their clients in superior courts barristers |
| #287, aired 1985-10-15 | LAW $1,200 (Daily Double): From Greek for "writing", it's an unwitnessed will written by a person in his own handwriting a holographic will |
| #278, aired 1985-10-02 | THE LAW $200: The 5th Amendment guards against both self-incrimination & this segment of our show double jeopardy |
| #278, aired 1985-10-02 | THE LAW $400: Matrimony by agreement of both parties, without a civil or religious ceremony common law |
| #278, aired 1985-10-02 | THE LAW $600: The 14th amendment protects against being deprived "of life, liberty, or property, without" this due process of law |
| #278, aired 1985-10-02 | THE LAW $800: Once applied to slaves, it's the general legal term for items of personal property chattel |
| #278, aired 1985-10-02 | THE LAW $1000: Not a pardon, which lifts punishment, it differs by barring prosecution amnesty |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | LAW $200: The 17th c. "Institutes of the Laws of England" states "A man's house is" this his castle |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | LAW $400: As a result of this 1966 Supreme Court case, police now inform suspects of their rights upon arrest the Miranda |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | LAW $600 (Daily Double): Riparian rights refer to the use of these waterways (rivers, streams) |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | LAW $600: "Where the value in controversy shall exceed $20", you have a right to this type of trial trial by jury |
| #275, aired 1985-09-27 | LAW $1000: To prevent a tyrannical government, the Founding Fathers built this system into the Constitution checks & balances |
| #261, aired 1985-09-09 | LAW $200: Use of reasonable force to protect oneself is called this self-defense |
| #261, aired 1985-09-09 | LAW $400: For only time in U.S. history, he had Congress suspend habeas corpus during the Civil War Lincoln |
| #261, aired 1985-09-09 | LAW $600: Court session when a prisoner hears charges against him & enters plea an arraignment |
| #261, aired 1985-09-09 | LAW $1000: Specific purpose stated in 2nd Amendment for right to bear arms for the furnishment of the militia (or maintaining a militia) |
| #261, aired 1985-09-09 | LAW $1,200 (Daily Double): The Supreme Court said electrocuting someone again after the chair failed once wasn't this cruel & unusual punishment |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | LAW $200: The chief prosecuting officer of a city or county, known by his initials the DA |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | LAW $600: An accusation in writing found & presented by a grand jury an indictment |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | LAW $800: In the federal court system, it's the court between the U.S. District & Supreme courts the U.S. Court of Appeals |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | LAW $1000: An amendment is to the Constitution as this is to a will a codicil |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | LAW $1,400 (Daily Double): Police chief of detectives who rolled around San Francisco to the following: Ironside |
| #166, aired 1985-04-29 | LAW $200: Much flaunted law enacted in the '70s which has nevertheless made U.S. highways safer the 55 m.p.h. speed limit |
| #166, aired 1985-04-29 | LAW $400: Since 1914, the poor have relied on these state-paid officials for criminal defense public defenders |
| #166, aired 1985-04-29 | LAW $800 (Daily Double): The man who takes the bench after the following:
[Instrumental theme plays] Judge Wapner |
| #166, aired 1985-04-29 | LAW $800: A recently coined word, it describes what 11 states did to a marijuana possession to ease penalties decriminalized |
| #166, aired 1985-04-29 | LAW $1000: Court hearing to determine if the will will or the will won't be declared bona fide probate |
| #125, aired 1985-03-01 | LAW $200: A judge's writ allowing police to make an arrest, search or seizure warrant |
| #125, aired 1985-03-01 | LAW $400: According to Roman law, rape & treason but not this, were punishable by death murder |
| #22, aired 1984-10-09 | LAW $200: An attorney named Schuster probably inspired this nickname for a dishonest lawyer a shyster |
| #22, aired 1984-10-09 | LAW $400: "Justice is incidental to law and order", said this former FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover |
| #22, aired 1984-10-09 | LAW $600: Civil law in France & Louisiana is based on his code Napoleon |
| #22, aired 1984-10-09 | LAW $800: What habeas corpus protects you against illegal arrest |
| #22, aired 1984-10-09 | LAW $1000: Learned judge who sat on the federal bench longer than any other Learned Hand |
| #12, aired 1984-09-25 | LAW $200: A second prosecution for the same offense, or this round double jeopardy |
| #12, aired 1984-09-25 | LAW $800: To avoid litigation, this type of insurance or divorce avoids affixing blame no-fault |
| #12, aired 1984-09-25 | LAW $1000: While a summons asks nicely, this demands your appearance in court a subpoena |
