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Argylls Law 3 Ct

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What allows a court to resolve their disputes   Litigate  
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The person who develops a solution to that works for both sides   Mediator  
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The person who holds an informal hearing to determine what happened   Arbitrator  
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Government forum that administers JUSTICE under the law   Court  
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The court in which a dispute is first heard   Trial Court  
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The decision of the case   Verdict  
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The power to make initial decisions of fact and law   Original Jurisdiction  
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This court reviews decisions of lower courts when an error over process has been claimed   Appellate Court  
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Verbal record of what went on at a trial   Transcript  
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Written arguments on the issues of law usually submitted by opposing attorneys   Appellate Briefs  
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Means the court can hear almost any kind of case   General Jurisdiction  
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Means that the court hears only one specific type of case   Specialized Jurisdiction  
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This orders the lower court to turn over the record to the Supreme Court for review   Writ of Certiorari  
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This keeps an exact account of what goes on at trial   Court of Record  
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Courts that are under the original general jurisdiction   County Courts  
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City Courts   Municipal Courts  
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Court where Minor individual suits are heard   Small Claims Courts  
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Court for those over 13 and under 18   Juvenile Court  
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When individuals die and their property and other interests must be divided among people   Probate Court  
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Title given to judges who sit on state supreme courts and the federal supreme court   JUSTICE  
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