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Title: chapter 16

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Total Flash Cards: 13

Created: 02/10/2010 17:33:32

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Term
Juvenile
 Definition
a person not yet legally an adult
Term
Crime
 Definition

an act that breaks a law and causes harm to people

or society in general
Term
Summons
 Definition

a notice directing someone to appear in court to

answer a complaint or a charge
Term
Defendant
 Definition

an individual or group being sued or charged

with a crime
Term
Cross-examination
 Definition

to question a witness at a trial or a hearing

to check or discredit the testimony
Term

Rehabilitate

 

 Definition
to correct a person’s behavior
Term
Arraignment
 Definition

a hearing in which a suspect is charged and

pleads guilty or not guilty
Term
Plantiff
 Definition
a person or party filing a lawsuit
Term
Complaint
 Definition
formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought
Term
Testimony
 Definition
the statement a witness makes under oath
Term
Juvenile Delinquent
 Definition

a child or teenager who commits a

serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
Term
Plea Bargain
 Definition

an agreement in which the accused person

agrees to plead guilty
Term
Acquittal
 Definition
is a vote of not guilty