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judicial vocab
VOCAB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crime | break law, punishment |
| criminal law | deal's with crimes |
| civil law | Resolving disagreement's |
| common law | judges decision's |
| precedent | earlier court decision for later cases. |
| constitutional law | Law based on U.S. |
| appeal | the right of a convicted person to ask court to review their case |
| jurisdiction | hear a court case |
| district court's | lower federal court's in most cases involving federal law |
| court's of appeal | federal court's that review decisions appealed from district court's |
| justices | Title given to judges |
| judicial review | it determines if a law or presidential action goes against constitution |
| opinion | A written statement |
| concurring opinion | Agree's with the majority's decision's, different reason's |
| dissenting opinion | court justice who disagree's with majority's |