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Business Law Ch. ?

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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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