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stare decisis   the practice of using early judicial ruling as basis for deciding a case  
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writ of habeas coeups   a court order requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person  
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bill of attanider   a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without trail or fair hearing in court  
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ex post facto law   a law that will allow a person to be punishes for a action that was not against the law when it was committed  
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due process of law   procedures establish by law and guaranteed by the constitution  
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search warrant   a xourt order allowing loaw enorcements officer t search suspects home or business and take specific items in a  
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doudle jeopardy   putting someone on trail for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted  
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grand jury   a group of citizens that decides whether there is a sufficient evidence to accuse someone for a crime  
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plea bargaining   negotiation between the defense attorney and prosecutor  
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bail   a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns to his or her trail  
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constitutional law   branch of law dealing with format,constitution and interpretation pf constitutions  
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defendant   an individual or group being sued of changed with a crime  
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felony   a serious crime such as murder kidnap or rape  
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misdemeanor   a relatively minor offense such as vandalism or stealing inexpensive items  
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lanceny   an unlawful taken away of another person property  
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robbery   the taking of property from a persons possession by using force or threats  
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burglary   unlawful;entry into any dwelling or structure  
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lawsuit   a legal action in which a person or group sues to collect damages or some harm done  
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tort   wrongful acts for which government control extend to almost all aspects of peoples life  
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libel   written untruths thats harmful to someones reputation  
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plainoff   a person party or filling a lawsuit  
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precedent   u ruing that is used as the basic for a judicial decision in a later,similar case  
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common law   a system of laws based on precent and customs  
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statute   a law written by a legislative branch  
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