click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
chap 8
Term | Definition |
---|---|
circuit | the area of jurisdiction of federal court of appeals |
juirsdiction | a court authority to hear and decide a case |
exclusive jurisdiction | authority of only federal court to hear and decide a case |
concurrent jurisdiction | authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide a case |
district court | federal court where trails are held and lawsuits begain |
original jurisdiction | thw authority to hear cases for the first time |
appeals court | a court that reviews decision made a district courts |
appeliate | the autgority of the court to hear a case from the law |
remand | to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again |
opnion | |
precedent | |
judicial review | |
consitutional | |
docket | |
brief | |
majority opinion | |
unanimous opinion | |
cocurring opinion | |
dissenting opinion | |
stare decisis |