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judical vocbulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crime | break law punishment |
| criminal law | legal system hat deal with crimes dangerous to society |
| civil law | resolving disagreement between individual or groups not state |
| common law | law that develops from judges decision |
| precedent | earlier court decision guides judges later case |
| constitutional law | law based us constitution supreme court decisions |
| appeal | the right of convicted person ask a higher court to review case |
| jurisdiction | the area of authority hear court case enforce the law |
| district court | lower federal courts |
| court of appeals | federal court review decisions appealed from district court |
| justice | title given to judges of the supreme court |
| judicial review | the power supreme court determines if a law passed |
| opinion | a written statement by the us supreme court |
| concurring opinion | a statement written by a supreme court justice who agrees |
| dissenting opinion | a statement written by supreme court justice who disagrees |