A formal, written legal document submitted to an appellate court, arguing why a lower court’s decision should be reversed, modified, or affirmed.

A higher judicial body that reviews decisions from lower trial courts to determine if legal errors were made.

An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.

Associate circuit court

Lower-level court that handles limited jurisdiction cases, including misdemeanors, traffic violations, and small civil claims.

A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.

A court whose proceedings are recorded and available as evidence of fact.

Allows the court to have personal jurisdiction over you for contacts with the state unrelated to the cause of injury.

Making things right, making someone whole and correcting a wrong.

A person or animal who is no longer an infant, but is still maturing toward adulthood/not yet an adult.

Any civil action or proceeding, commenced, maintained or pending in any state or federal court.

Someone who serves as the objective negotiator of a problem between two other individuals or groups.

Hears Misdemeanor criminal Cases, preliminary Felony Cases, and Small Claims civil cases and serve county wide jurisdictions.

Original jurisdiction

The power to hear and decide a case that hasn't been decided already.

The legal process that occurs when someone passes away.

Involves giving up rights, including those guaranteed by the US and State constitutions.

Where the law requires a case to be heard in one and only one court.

The official documentation of the courses' completion.

A 'process' of testing by which cases are brought and heard before the court .

A formal, discretionary order issued by an appellate court—most notably the U.S. Supreme Court—to a lower court, demanding the record of a case for review.

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Business Law Quiz

Question	Answer
Appellate brief	A formal, written legal document submitted to an appellate court, arguing why a lower court’s decision should be reversed, modified, or affirmed.
Appellate court	A higher judicial body that reviews decisions from lower trial courts to determine if legal errors were made.
Arbitrator	An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.
Associate circuit court	Lower-level court that handles limited jurisdiction cases, including misdemeanors, traffic violations, and small civil claims.
Court	A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
Court of record	A court whose proceedings are recorded and available as evidence of fact.
General jurisdiction	Allows the court to have personal jurisdiction over you for contacts with the state unrelated to the cause of injury.
Justice	Making things right, making someone whole and correcting a wrong.
Juveniles	A person or animal who is no longer an infant, but is still maturing toward adulthood/not yet an adult.
Litigate	Any civil action or proceeding, commenced, maintained or pending in any state or federal court.
Mediator	Someone who serves as the objective negotiator of a problem between two other individuals or groups.
Municipal court	Hears Misdemeanor criminal Cases, preliminary Felony Cases, and Small Claims civil cases and serve county wide jurisdictions.
Original jurisdiction	The power to hear and decide a case that hasn't been decided already.
Probate court	The legal process that occurs when someone passes away.
Small claims court	Involves giving up rights, including those guaranteed by the US and State constitutions.
Special jurisdiction	Where the law requires a case to be heard in one and only one court.
Transcript	The official documentation of the courses' completion.
Trial court	A 'process' of testing by which cases are brought and heard before the court .
Writ of certiorari	A formal, discretionary order issued by an appellate court—most notably the U.S. Supreme Court—to a lower court, demanding the record of a case for review.

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