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Argylls Law 3 CT
Argylls Law 3 Ct
| Definiton | Term |
|---|---|
| What allows a court to resolve their disputes | Litigate |
| The person who develops a solution to that works for both sides | Mediator |
| The person who holds an informal hearing to determine what happened | Arbitrator |
| Government forum that administers JUSTICE under the law | Court |
| The court in which a dispute is first heard | Trial Court |
| The decision of the case | Verdict |
| The power to make initial decisions of fact and law | Original Jurisdiction |
| This court reviews decisions of lower courts when an error over process has been claimed | Appellate Court |
| Verbal record of what went on at a trial | Transcript |
| Written arguments on the issues of law usually submitted by opposing attorneys | Appellate Briefs |
| Means the court can hear almost any kind of case | General Jurisdiction |
| Means that the court hears only one specific type of case | Specialized Jurisdiction |
| This orders the lower court to turn over the record to the Supreme Court for review | Writ of Certiorari |
| This keeps an exact account of what goes on at trial | Court of Record |
| Courts that are under the original general jurisdiction | County Courts |
| City Courts | Municipal Courts |
| Court where Minor individual suits are heard | Small Claims Courts |
| Court for those over 13 and under 18 | Juvenile Court |
| When individuals die and their property and other interests must be divided among people | Probate Court |
| Title given to judges who sit on state supreme courts and the federal supreme court | JUSTICE |