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Term	Definition
arraignmen	a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty
juvenile	a person not yet legally an adult
discovery	process by which attorneys have opportunity to check facts and gather evidence
juvenile delinquent	a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
settlement	in a legal case, the amount of money the defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff
penal code	a states written criminal laws
mandatory sentencing	punishment that judges must impose according to what the law directs
crime	an act that breaks a law and causes harm to people or society in general
complaint	a formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought
summons	a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge
hung jury	a jury that cannot agree on a verdict
acquittal	a vote of not guilty
prosecution	party who starts the legal proceedings against another party for a violation of the law
cross-examine	to question a witness at a trial or a hearing to check or discredit the testimony
rehabilitate	to correct a persons behavior
testimony	the statement a witness makes under oath
parole	to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain restrictions

guilty	a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads _____ or not guilty	1	1	true
juvenile	Definition: a person not yet legally an adult	2	0	false
discovery	Definition: process by which attorneys have opportunity to check facts and gather evidence	3	0	false
juvenile delinquent	Definition: a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law	4	0	false
settlement	Definition: in a legal case, the amount of money the defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff	5	0	false
penal code	Definition: a states written criminal laws	6	0	false
according	punishment that judges must impose _____ to what the law directs	7	1	true
crime	Definition: an act that breaks a law and causes harm to people or society in general	8	0	false
complaint	Definition: a formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought	9	0	false
summons	Definition: a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge	10	0	false
hung jury	Definition: a jury that cannot agree on a verdict	11	0	false
acquittal	Definition: a vote of not guilty	12	0	false
prosecution	Definition: party who starts the legal proceedings against another party for a violation of the law	13	0	false
cross-examine	Definition: to question a witness at a trial or a hearing to check or discredit the testimony	14	0	false
correct	to _____ a persons behavior	15	1	true
testimony	Definition: the statement a witness makes under oath	16	0	false
parole	Definition: to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain restrictions	17	0	false