Business/Law
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| Jurisprudence | The study of law and legal philosophy.
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| Criminal laws | Regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society.
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| Felonies | Serious crimes such as murder or robbery.
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| Misdemeanors | Less serious crimes such as simple assault or minor theft.
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| Civil action | Lawsuit, Can be brought by a person who feels wronged or injured by another person.
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| Defendant | Person accused of committing the crime.
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| Plaintiff | Person or company harmed against the defendant.
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| Prosecutor | The government's attorney in a criminal case.
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| Beyond a reasonable doubt | Level of proof required to convict a person of a crime.
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| Preponderance of the evidence | Standard of proof used in a civil suit; the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to win the lawsuit. To win a party must provide evidence that is more convincing than other side's evidence.
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| Limited government | Basic principle of your constitutional system.
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| Separation of powers | The division of power among the branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial).
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| Statutes | Laws enacted by legislatures.
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| Checks and balances | The power of each of the 3 branches of government (legislative, judicial, executive) to limit the other branches' power, so as to prevent an abuse.
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| Veto | Refuse to approve laws passed by Congress. Power of the president.
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| Judicial Review | Enables a court to cancel any law passed by congress or a state legislature that conflicts with the nation's highest law, the Constitution.
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| Unconstitutional | Conflicting with some provision of the constitution.
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| Conflict of interest | When a person has two or more concerns that are incompatible.
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| Independent counsel | Attorney hired to be impartial.
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| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights to all persons in the U.S.
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