chao 15
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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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