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| the authority of a court to hear a case |
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| power of the federal courts alone to hear certain cases |
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| power shared by federal and state courts to hear certain cases |
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| in civil law the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another in court |
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| the victim of a suit or the suspect of a crime |
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| the power of a court to hear a case first, before any other court |
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| the authority of a court to review previous decisions of a lower court |
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| a case in which a defendant is tried for a crime (duh!) |
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| a case involving a non-criminal matter |
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| a courts list of cases to be heard |
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An order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a
given case for review; latin for: "to be more certain" |
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| a method of putting a case before the supreme court |
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| officially called the opinion of the court; announces the courts decision in a case and sets out the reasoning upon which it is based |
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| court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases |
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| written explanation of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court, but wish to add or emphasize a point that the majority did not |
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| written explanation of the views of judges who disagree with majority opinion |
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| satisfaction of a claim payment |
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a court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the
military establishment |
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| a court composed of military personnel, for the trial of those accused of violating military law |
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