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Legal System
Question | Answer |
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The type of opinion written by a judge who disagrees with the majority decision | dissenting |
A court order commanding a person or group to stop a certain action | injunction |
A vote of not guilty | acquittal |
A court order requiring a person to appear in court | subpoena |
A child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law | juvenile delinquent |
A case in which one party takes legal action against another party | civil |
A person filing a lawsuit | plaintiff |
A group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime | Grand Jury |
The authority to review cases from lower district courts or from federal regulatory agencies | appellate jurisdiction |
The type of opinion written by a justice who supports the majority decision but has different reasons | concurring |
Shared authority of courts to hear and decide a case | concurrent jurisdiction |
The authority of courts to hear and decide cases | exclusive jurisdiction |
The power of the Supreme Court to review federal and state laws and decide whether they are in accord with the Constitution | judicial review |
A written order directing a lower court to send its records on a case to the Supreme Court for review | writ of certiorari |