UP Legal English Spring 2023 Final

A student used the word “produce” in the sentence below. Write a new sentence so the reader will understand the legal English meaning of the word “produce”.

Produce can refer to food grown by farmers or when a company manufactures something.

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The Facts on Bail Reform _ New York Civil Liberties Union _ ACLU of New York

Look briefly at the article we read as part of lesson 4.9. Do you believe the summary of the article below is accurate? If not, how would you correct the summary?

In assignment 4.9 we read an article about parole. According to the article, many people in New York support expanded parole so that people who have been convicted of crimes can be released early from prison before their sentence is complete.

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Article establishes the judicial of the federal government.

Fill in the blank.

The parties agreed on the terms of a where defendant would pay plaintiff money and the plaintiff would end his lawsuit.

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The court reached its decision, the decision was to the grant the motion to dismiss of defendant, because the plaintiff lacked evidence.
According to the Court, defendant's motion to dismiss was granted because the plaintiff lacked evidence.
The defendant moved to dismiss, because the plaintiff lacked evidence and the court granted the motion.
Granting defendant's motion to dismiss, the Court held that the plaintiff lacked sufficient evidence.
The Court granted defendant's motion, held that plaintiff failed to present any evidence, and, dismissed the case.

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The Court's faculties and competencies are stipulated in Article III.
The Court's powers and jurisdiction are established in Article III.
Article III alleges the scope of the Supreme Court's power and jurisdiction.
Article III charges the scope of the Supreme Court's power and jurisdiction
Article III establishes the Supreme Court of the United States and the scope of its jurisdiction.

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The federation's courts of first instance are called United States District Courts.
United States District Courts are the trial-level courts of the federation's court system.
United States District Courts are the trial-level courts of the federal court system.
In the federal court system, United States District Courts are the trial-level courts.
First instance courts, known as United States District Courts, comprise the federal court system.

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Tort law is a type of criminal law in the United States where a party is guilty if it denies an obligation.
A tort case is a civil lawsuit in the United States where the defendant may be liable for damages suffered by the plaintiff.
A tort case is a civil lawsuit in the United States where the defendant may be guilty of injuries suffered by the plaintiff.
A tort case is a type of contractual dispute in the United States where the defendant may be liable for breaching an obligation.
A defendant may be liable to the plaintiff for negligence if the defendant breaches his duty of care.

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Circuit Courts are the intermediate-level appellate courts in the United States federal court system.
Circuit Courts are second instance federal courts with competence over appeal cases.
Circuit Courts are the intermediate-level appeal courts in the United States federal court system.
Circuit Courts are intermediate-level appellate courts in the federation's court system.
Circuit Courts are appellate courts that hear cases on appeal from United States District Courts.

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Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store is a case about the formation of a contract and whether an advertisement is consideration for a contract.
Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store is a negligence case and whether an advertisement is the proximate cause of a contract.
Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store is a case about whether an advertisement is an offer to form a contract.
The issue in Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store was whether an advertisement was an offer to form a contract.
The charge in Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus store was whether an advertisement was an offer to form a contract.

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Hain v. Jamison was a contract case concerning whether a defendant breached his obligations to plaintiff.
Hain v. Jamison concerned the tort of negligence.
Hain v. Jamison concerned the element of causation because the Farm argued that any carelessness on its part was not the proximate cause of any damages.
Hain v. Jamison was a second-instance case where the court affirmed that the trial court acted within its faculties.

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A complaint is a legal document filed by a plaintiff in which plaintiff alleges why it is entitled to relief.
A complaint is a letter in which a plaintiff demands that defendant pay restitution or face legal consequences.
A complaint is a legal demand that the accused cease its offending conduct or face a lawsuit.
A complaint contains numbered paragraphs that include plaintiff's allegations.
In the federal court system, a complaint includes the grounds for the court's jurisdiction.
In the federation court's of first-instance, a complaint includes the basis for the court's competence.

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