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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| felony | in jail/prison for over a year |
| misdemeanor | less than a felony under a year |
| judicial branch | uses court systems to decide laws |
| criminal laws | protect society from the wrong doing of an indivisual |
| capital felony | a crime punishable by death |
| cival laws | deal with relationships between indivisuals |
| tort | injury done to a person |
| plaintiff | person who is being sued/served |
| defendant | person who is sueing or pressing charges against another person |
| probate court | a court in the georgia court system that deals with wills and eststes |
| juvenile court | a limted jurisdiction court in the georgiacourt system concentrates attention to juveniles |
| grand jury | a group of citizens who examine a case record and evidence to determine how to charge a person with crime |
| what region is georgia is? | coastal plains |
| what is the elevation of the blue ridge mountain region? | 1,600-_-4,700 |