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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crime | Break law, punishment |
| Criminal lawx | Legal system that deals with crime |
| civil law | Disagreements between people. |
| Common law | Law that makes Judges decisions. |
| Precedent | Previous decision that decides later decisions |
| Constitutional law | constitution and supreme courts decisions make the law. |
| appeal | right to ask a higher court to review their case. |
| jurisdiction | You can hear a case and enforce the law. |
| District courts | Smaller courts that have power in that area. |
| courts of appeals | They review appeals. |
| Justices | Title gives for judges of supreme court. |
| Judicial review | see if a passed law goes against the constitution |
| Opinion | A supreme courts written reason for a decision. |
| Concurring opinion | a supreme court justice who agrees with majority for a different reason. |
| Dissenting opinion | a written reason a court dissagrees with majority |