41. Arson

felony crime of intentionally burning a house or other building; the perpetrators range from mentally ill pyromaniacs to store owners just hoping to get insurance proceeds.

42. Arrest Warrant

a judge's order to law enforcement officers to arrest and bring to jail a person charged with a crime

43. Arrest

1) to take or hold a suspected criminal with legal authority, as by a law enforcement office 2) To delay the enforcement of a judgment by a judge while errors in the record are corrected

44. Arrears

money not paid when due, usually the sum of a series of unpaid amounts

45. Arraignment

the hearing in which a person is presented with the charges against them, given an opportunity to enter a plea, determined whether they have a lawyer, and if necessary set the bail amount and future appearances

46. Arraign

to bring a criminal defendant before the court, at which time the charges are presented to them, the opportunity to enter a plea is given, a determination of whether the party has a lawyer is made, if necessary settling the amount of bail, and future appearances are scheduled

47. Arm's Length

the description of an agreement made by two parties freely and independently of each other, and without having some special relationship; such as being a relative, having another deal on the side or one party having complete control of the other

48. Argumentative

generally refers to the characterization of a question asked by the opposing attorney which does not really seek information but challenges the truthfulness oran class="ecxApple-converted-space"> credibility of the witnessan>

49. Argument

1) the presentation of proof or evidence 2) the subject of a question

50. Arguendo

Latin meaning "for the sake of argument"