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chapter 2
business and law
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Law
10th Grade
09/29/2014

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Jurisdiction
Definition
The power and authority for a court to have a hearing and make a judgment
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original jurisdiction
Definition
authority of a court to try it the first time
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appellate court
Definition
US court of appeleas
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limited jurisdiction
Definition
local courts that handle minor matters
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delinquite child
Definition
a child 16-18 who has commited an adult crime
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abused child
Definition
who is homeless and without parental care
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mediation
Definition
invite a third party in a dispute
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med-arb
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private civil trial
Definition
were a case goes to court brought up by another person
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answer
Definition
the defendants response to the plantiffs allegations
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judgment
Definition
corts decision in a case
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bail
Definition
money or propert left to the court so a deffendant wont leave if realesed
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arraingment
Definition
the accused is brought to court and asked to pleade guilty or not guilty
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diversity of citizenship
Definition
case with to people from different states and exceeds 75,000$
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intermediate court
Definition
courts between highest and lowest courts
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appellate court
Definition
US court of appeals
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general jursidiction
Definition
a court thathandles criminal and civial cases
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unruly child
Definition
something that is wrong but not a crime
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alternative resolution
Definition
procces of handling a court situation without going to court
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arbitration
Definition
power to settle a dipute to a third party
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summary jury trial
Definition
short trial run before a real jury
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ADR contract clause
Definition
the settlement of a problem without going 2 court
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verdict
Definition
the juries decision on a case
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arrest
Definition
is deprived of freedom by a police officer
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indicted
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