civics (16) Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
plaintiff | person suing |
defendant | person being sued |
injunction | court order to halt a person or a group to stop an action |
how are civil cases started? | a complaint is filed by a lawyer |
order to go to court | summons |
pleadings | complaint by plaintiff and answer from defendant |
mediation | help both sides come to an agreement. no actual power |
arbitration | review case and offers a settlement |
discovery | each side gathers facts before trial |
criminal cases | punishment for an offense against aperson or society |
civil cases | a plaintiff claims a loss |
who hears a civil case? | most likely a judge but sometimes a jury |
penal code | set punishment for each crime |
no contest | does not admit guilt |
arraignment | defendant if he does not admit guilt and will not fight the prosecutions case |
plea-bargaining | agrees to plead guilty but to a lesser charge |
what type of trials can a criminal case have? | jury trial of their peers or a bench trial which is just the judge |
testimony | statement from the witness "the whole truth..." |
cross-examine | witness mush answer questions from both sides |
hung jury | jury can't decide |
what happens when a jury can't decide? | the prosecution must drop charges or get a retrial. |
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