Chapter 12-Mr. C-Carroll County
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| party against whom a lawsuit is brought | defendant
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| allows a lawyer to dismiss a juror without explanation | peremptory challenge
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| official accusation against a person | indictment
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| party that initiates a lawsuit | plaintiff
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| body of law founded on court rulings in earlier cases | common law
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| decides whether the government has adequate evidence to try an accused person on official charges | grand jury
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| minor crimes, such as petty larceny | misdemeanors
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| laws passed by national, state, and local lawmaking bodies | statutory law
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| the accused is formally told of charges against him or her | arraignment
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| affidavit in which a state's prosecutor states there is sufficient evidence to try a case | information
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| process in which courts decide meaning of laws passed by legislatures | statutory interpretation
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| held as security to discourage an accused person from fleeing a court's jurisdiction | bond
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| divisions within a state that act as units of government over certain areas | counties (like Carroll)
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| serious crimes, such as murder and larson | felonies
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| money an accused person may pay for release from jail whilee awaiting trial | bail
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