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JudicialBranch Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arrest | to seize or hold under the authority of the law |
| Acussed | Someone who is charged with a crime in court of law |
| Appeal | to ask a higher court to review an earlier decusion |
| Appellate | the authority to hear an appeal of a decision by another court |
| Arraignment | a hearing in witch a suspect is charged with a crime and pleads guilty or not guily |
| Bail | money paid to the court by an accused person to guarantee that he\she will appear for court |
| Circuit Court | court of appeals in the federal court system |
| Civil case | Cases dealing with disputes between individuals usually involving property of money |
| Compensation | something received as a equivalent for debt, loss ,injury or suffering |
| Criminal law | the group of laws that tell witch acts are crimes, how the accused person should be tried in court, and how crimes should be punished |
| Defendant | a person who is accused of a crime or is being sued |
| District court | the trial courts in the federal court system |
| Due sesions | a process by witch the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law |
| Felony | a serous crime such as robbery or murder |
| Indictment | a formal charge issued by a grand jury that names the suspect and states the charges against the suspect |
| Judicial review | the supreme court's power to overturn any law that it decides is in conflict with the constitution |
| Juristdiction | the right of authority to hear a case |
| Juvinile | a person under the of 18 accused of a crime |
| misdemeanor | a relatively minor crime such as shoplifting |
| plaintiff | a person or group that files a lawsiut |
| plea | statement by the accused saying whether they are guilty or not guilty |
| probable cause | a responsible belief that a crime has been committed |
| prosecution | a government body that brings a charge against the accused in criminal law |
| virdict | The decision of the judge or jury |
| warrant | a legal document issued by the court, giving police permission to make an arrest, a seizure or a search |
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