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penal code | criminal law of a political jurisdiction
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the violation of the civil law | tort
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the body of law that defines criminal offenses and their penalties | substantive law
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the body of law that governs the ways substantive laws are administrated ; called remedial law | procedural law
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civil law | resolving conflicts between individuals
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criminal law | formal means of social control
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the rights of people suspected of or charged with crimes | due process of law
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idea characteristic of criminal law ; rules made by the state | politicality
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referring to its scope | specificity
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the applicability of the law to all persons | regularity
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enforcement of the laws against anyone who violates them | uniformity
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the principle that violators will be punished or at least threated by the state | penal sanction
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precedent | decision that forms a potential basis for deciding the outcomes of similar cases in the future
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stare decisis | principle of using precedents to guide future decisions in court cases
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searches | discovering evidence of crimes or persons who are accused of crimes
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warrant | to search for a persons arrest
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seizures | taking persons property in custody
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arrest | seizure of a person or taking a person into custody
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probable cause | amount of proof necessary to arrest suspect
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reasonable suspicion | standard of proof that is more than a gut feeling
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mere suspicion | the standard of proof with the least certainly "gut-feeling"
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frisking | patting the outside of suspects clothes
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evidence that more likely than not outweighs the opposing evidence | preponderance of evidence
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standard of proof necessary to find a defendant guilty | beyond a reasonable trail
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standard proof necessary for a defendant to make a successful claim of insanity | clear and convincing evidence
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rule that illegally seized evidence must be excluded from trails in federal courts | exclusionary rule
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defendant of a second trail for the same offense | double jeopardy
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being a witness against oneself | self-incrimination
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admission by a person accused of a crime | confession
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third degree methods | doctrine of fundamental fairness
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written order issued by a court | subpoena
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venue | place of the trail
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contraband | illegal substance or object
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