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Question | Answer |
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what does the judicial branch do? | inteprets the laws. |
who is the plaintiffs in the court? | the person who sues the defendint. |
who is the defendant? | the person being sued. |
what is a capital felony? | a crime that is punishable by death. |
what is a misdemeanor? | go to jail less then a year. |
what is a felony? | go to jail more then a year. |
what is a tort? | is an injury or wrong done to a person that can be compensted with the payment of money (called DAMAGES). |
what are criminal laws? | protect society from the wrongdoing of an indinidual. |
what is a civil laws? | the relationships between and among individuals. |
what does juridiction mean? | when court has authority to decide a case. |
what is a jury? | it is a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence in a legal case and make a decision based on that evidence. |
what does appeal mean? | to take a case to a higher court for rehearing. |
what is a supreme court? | the states highest court. |