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| Formal written document that admits or denies each allegation of the complaint and states any defenses that the defendant plans to use. |
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| Courts that have the authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts. |
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| Authority of court to review a decision of a lower court or administrative agency. |
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| Procedure in which the accused is brought before the court, read the indictment or information, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty. |
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| Action when a person is deprived of his or her freedom. |
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| Money or other property that is left with the court to assure the court that the person will return to stand trial. |
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| Legal document containing a short and plain statement of the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant. |
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| Action that hinders the administration of justice in court. |
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| Governmental forum that administers justice under the law. |
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| Accurate, detailed report of what went on at a trial. |
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Minor, under a certain age (usually sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen), who has committed an act that would be a crime if done by an adult. |
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| Hearing whether there are good reasons for keeping the accused in custody and whether or not there are special circumstances affecting the case. |
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| An administrative agency decision-making, notice of charges or potential rule making coupled with opportunity to appear, present evidence, and confront witnesses if warranted. |
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| Constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system. |
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| Injunction issued by a judge after hearing only one side of an argument. |
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Authority of a court to hear a wide range of cases. |
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| Jury of inquiry. It is a group of citizens called together by a court official to determine whether there is enough evidence to justify accusing certain persons of certain crimes. |
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| Written accusation issued by the grand jury charging the individual or individuals named in it with a certain crime. |
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| Court order issued by a judge ordering a person to do or not to do something. |
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| Court between the lower court and the highest court. Also called appellate court. |
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Power of a court to decide a case. |
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| Panel of citizens sworn by a court to decide issues of fact in court cases. |
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| Title of a judge on the state Supreme Court or federal Supreme Court. |
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| Individuals over 13 and under 18 years of age who have special status under the criminal law. |
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| Authority of a court to hear only one particular type of case. |
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| Young person who has not reached the age of legal adulthood. Eighteen is now generally accepted as the age of legal adulthood. |
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| City court, usually divided into traffic and criminal divisions. |
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| Power to hear the case in full for the first time. |
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| When judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when deciding a case with similar circumstances. Also called doctrine of stare decisis. |
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| Administers wills and estates. |
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| Defense based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way the accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished. |
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Group of laws that define the methods for enforcing legal rights and duties. |
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Party that accuses the person of a crime. The plaintiff. |
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| Money a court requires a defendant to pay in order to punish and make an example of the defendant. |
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| Defense that may be used against a holder in due course in a legal action involving a negotiable instrument; a defense that prohibits a holder in due course from collecting on a negotiable instrument. |
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| Special court intended to handle small claims on debts quickly and simply. |
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| Doctrine that requires lower courts to follow existing case law in deciding similar cases. |
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| State laws setting time limit for bringing a lawsuit. |
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| Laws enacted by state or federal legislatures. |
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| First court to hear a dispute. |
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| Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult. |
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