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COURT STRUCTURE

ESSENTIAL LEGAL TERMINOLOGY ENG-ENG

TermDefinition
jurisdiction authority of an official organization to deal with legal disputes
Code of Criminal Procedure legislation on procedure showing how criminal law must be applied
Criminal Code set of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment
crime action against the law
Civil Code set of private law rules relating to property, family, and obligations
tax court judicial authority dealing with crimes agains taxation law
bankruptcy court judicial authority dealing with insolvability cases
specialized court court with limited authority
district court general court that covers cases in a small area
court of appeals court that deals with the complaints against general court decisions
Supreme Court highest court, which reviews the most important cases
first instance first level of the court system
Constitutional Court a higher court that deals with case pertaining to constitutional law
federal court court that applies the laws of a central government
discretionary review possibility to choose whether to investigate or not a case
review reexamine a case
public prosecutor official who puts people on trial on behalf of the government of a particular country
court system arrangement of courts according to their ranks and scope
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