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Legal System vocab

QuestionAnswer
Prosecution government attorney trying the criminal case
Penal code states criminal laws
Mandatory sentencing Judge must impose the required sentence
Indeterminate sentencing length of sentence not set
Defendant The accused
Plaintiff Person filing the lawsuit
Summons Notice of a lawsuit
Subpoena Court order requiring a court appearance
Bailiff Court police officer
Three strikes law A person convicted of a third felony gets an extended sentence
Retribution Correcting your wrongdoing
Restitution Payment for damages
Deterrence Punishment intended as a warning to others
Hung jury Jury cant reach a verdict
Cross examine To ask questions of the other sides witnesses
Rehabilitate To change bad behavior
Capital punishment Death penalty
Victimless crime Crime that doesn't violate another persons rights
White-collar crime Business related crimes
Probable cause gathered enough evidence to make an arrest
Arraignment go before a judge and enter a plea
Acquittal not guilty
Plea bargain Plead guilty to a lesser crime
Delinquent juvenile that has broken the law
Unanimous all agree
Injunction Court order to stop an action
Preponderance majority of
Grand jury decides if the evidence is good enough for a trial
Petit jury trial jury
Prosecution government attorney trying the criminal case
Penal code states criminal laws
Mandatory sentencing Judge must impose the required sentence
Indeterminate sentencing length of sentence not set
Defendant The accused
Plaintiff Person filing the lawsuit
Summons Notice of a lawsuit
Subpoena Court order requiring a court appearance
Bailiff Court police officer
Three strikes law A person convicted of a third felony gets an extended sentence
Retribution Correcting your wrongdoing
Restitution Payment for damages
Deterrence Punishment intended as a warning to others
Hung jury Jury cant reach a verdict
Cross examine To ask questions of the other sides witnesses
Rehabilitate To change bad behavior
Capital punishment Death penalty
Victimless crime Crime that doesn't violate another persons rights
White-collar crime Business related crimes
Probable cause gathered enough evidence to make an arrest
Arraignment go before a judge and enter a plea
Acquittal not guilty
Plea bargain Plead guilty to a lesser crime
Delinquent juvenile that has broken the law
Unanimous all agree
Injunction Court order to stop an action
Preponderance majority of
Grand jury decides if the evidence is good enough for a trial
Petit jury trial jury
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