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Law Vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When you discuss an issue to reach an agreement. (Informal) | Negotiation |
| The process of resolving a dispute between two or more parties. (Informal+Formal) | Mediation |
| Settling a dispute without going to trial parties who disagree select one or more impartial persons to settle the dispute. (Formal) | Arbitration |
| A person who has the power to investigate reported complaints and help achieve fair settlements. | Ombudsperson |
| Courts that listen to witness statements, consider evidence and decide the facts in a disputed situation. | Trial Courts |
| The people directly concerned with the case or taking part in any legal matter. | Parties |
| In a civil case, the injured or the party accusing the alleged wrong doer. | Plaintiff |
| The state or federal government, lawyer and a criminal case. | Procecutor |
| The judicial system used in the US. allows opposing parties to present their legal conflicts to an impartial judge or jury. | Adversarial System |
| A European method for handling disputes in which the judge plays an active role in gathering and presenting evidence and questioning witnesses. | Inquisitional System |
| In a criminal case, the negotiations between the prosecutor defendant and the defendant attorney. | Plea Bargaining |
| A mutual agreement between two sides and a civil lawsuit made either before the case goes to trial before the final judgment is entered that settles or in the dispute. | Settlement |
| âTo speak the truthâ The screening process in which opposite lawyers question prospective jurors to ensure a favorable or as fair a jury as possible. | Voir Dire |
| Part of the jury selection process after voir dire opposite lawyers may request removal of any driller who doesnât appear capable of rendering affair and impartial verdict. | Removal for Cause |
| Part of the pretrial jury selection in most states opposing lawyers may dismiss a limited number of possible jurors without giving any reason however, predatory challenges cannot be used to discriminate based on race, gender or national origin. | Peremptory Challenges |
| A court in which appeals from trial court and lower appeal court decisions are heard. | Appeals Court |
| A mistake made by a judge in legal procedures or rollings during a trial that may allow a case to be appealed. | Error of Law |
| Court decision on a legal question that guides future cases with similar questions. | Precedent |
| A written legal statement, agreed-upon by more than half of the judges, hearing the case, explaining the courts official decision and reasoning. | Majority Opinion |
| The written opinion of the minority or judges who disagree with the decision of the majority and the trial or appeal. | Dissenting Opinion |
| The process of proving to a court that a Will is genuine distributing property according to the terms of a will. | Probate |
| The idea that every person involved in legal dispute is entitled to a fair trial, the requirements vary with the situation, most required notice and an opportunity to be heard. | Due Process |
| âTo be informed ofâ A formal application by a party to have a lawyer court decision review by the US Supreme Court, which has discretion to approve or deny such an application. | Petition for Certiorari |
| The doctrine stating that precedent must be followed by the lower courts and should be adhered to in most cases by the Supreme Court, providing the legal system with predictability and stability. | Stare Decisis |
| A trial attorney/lawyer or a barrister. | Litigators |
| An organization that licenses lawyers/attorney. | Bar Association |
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