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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Litigate | allow courts to resolve disputes |
| Mediator | develope a solution to both sides |
| Arbitrator | hold informational trial to determine what happened |
| Court | government forum that administers justice |
| Trial Court | Dispute is first heard |
| Verdict | Decision of the case |
| Original Jurisdiction | Initiak decisions of fact and law |
| Appellate Court | Goes over lower court cases to determine if error of law |
| Transcript | verbatim record of what went on in trial |
| Appellate Briefs | written arguements on the issue of law. |
| General Jurisdiction | Can hear almost any case |
| Specialized Jurisdiction | Hears only a specific kind of case |
| Writ of Certiorari | order that compels the court to turn it over to the Supreme Court |
| Court of Record | Keeps account of what goes on in trial |
| Associate Circuit Court | Name of lower court |
| County court | lower court |
| Municipal Court | usally devided into traffic or nontraffic divisions |
| Small Claims Court | Minor individual suits that handels cases having to do with small amounts of money |
| Juvinile Courts | a juc=vinile is intitled to his or her constitutional rights including right to an attorney |
| Probate Courts | Court that administers wills and estates |