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jurisdiction | the power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment
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diversity of citizenship cases | cases which involve citizens of different states and in which the amount of money in dispute exceeds $75,000
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original jurisdiction | trying a case the first time it is heard
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appellate courts | US courts of appeals; courts between lower courts and the highest court that have appellate jurisdiction
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intermediate courts | appellate courts
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appellate jurisdiction | any party to a suit decided in a federal district court may appeal to the federal court of appeals in the circuit where the case was tried
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limited jurisdiction | local courts handling minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money
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general jurisdiction | a general trial court that handles criminal and civil cases; all cases that involve major crimes and large amounts of money must begin in one of these courts
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delinquent child | a minor under a certain age (generally 16-18) who has committed an adult crime
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unruly child | a minor who has done something inappropriate that isn't considered an adult crime (e.g. violating curfew, skipping school, or using tobacco
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neglected or abused child | a child who is homeless, destitute, or without adequate parental care
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alternative dispute resolution | an increasingly popular process that occurs when parties try to resolve disagreements outside of the usual adversarial system by using creative settlement techniques
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complaint | the formal papers that express the plaintiff's allegations or claims
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answer | the defendant's response to those allegations
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verdict | the jury's decision
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judment | the court's determination or decision in the case
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specific performance | the plaintiff's want for the defendant to do what he/she promised in a contract
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injunction | an order to stop the defendant from performing an action
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arrest | when a person is deprived of his or her freedom by the police
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bail | money/property that is left with the court to assure that a person who has been arrested, but released, will return to trial
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indictment | a written accusation charging the individual
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arraignment | accused is brought to court, read the indictment containing crime-related information, and is asked to plead guilty/not; if they plead not guilty, the case proceeds to trial, if they plead guilty, the judge may impose sentencing
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detention hearing | first step of disposition of juvenile cases in which the judge learns whether there are good reasons to keep the accused in custody
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