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Term	Definition
cross-examine	to question a witness at a trial or a hearing to check or discredit the testimony
arraignmen	a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty
juvenile delinquent	a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
mandatory sentencing	punishment that judges must impose according to what the law directs
penal code	a states written criminal laws
testimony	the statement a witness makes under oath
crime	an act that breaks a law and causes harm to people or society in general
rehabilitate	to correct a persons behavior
acquittal	a vote of not guilty
prosecution	party who starts the legal proceedings against another party for a violation of the law
parole	to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain restrictions
summons	a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge
settlement	in a legal case, the amount of money the defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff
discovery	process by which attorneys have opportunity to check facts and gather evidence
hung jury	a jury that cannot agree on a verdict
complaint	a formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought
juvenile	a person not yet legally an adult

testimony	to question a witness at a trial or a hearing to check or discredit the _____	1	1	true
arraignmen	Definition: a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty	2	0	false
serious	a child or teenager who commits a _____ crime or repeatedly breaks the law	3	1	true
mandatory sentencing	Definition: punishment that judges must impose according to what the law directs	4	0	false
penal code	Definition: a states written criminal laws	5	0	false
statement	the _____ a witness makes under oath	6	1	true
breaks	an act that _____ a law and causes harm to people or society in general	7	1	true
rehabilitate	Definition: to correct a persons behavior	8	0	false
acquittal	Definition: a vote of not guilty	9	0	false
violation	party who starts the legal proceedings against another party for a _____ of the law	10	1	true
parole	Definition: to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain restrictions	11	0	false
summons	Definition: a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge	12	0	false
settlement	Definition: in a legal case, the amount of money the defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff	13	0	false
gather	process by which attorneys have opportunity to check facts and _____ evidence	14	1	true
verdict	a jury that cannot agree on a _____	15	1	true
brought	a formal notice that a lawsuit is being _____	16	1	true
person	a _____ not yet legally an adult	17	1	true