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| a person who knowingly helps an offender against the law and thus shares the guilty |
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| what an accused person recieves when he/she is not found guilty |
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| to ask a higher court to review a decision and determine whether justice was done |
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| a court's authority to hear an appeal of a decision by another court |
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| a court hearing in which the defendant is formally charged with a crime and enters a plea of guilt, not guilty, or no consent |
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| money that a defendant gives the court as a promise that they will return for trial |
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| another name for the court of appeals |
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| when a court settle a disagreement |
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| something given or recieved as an equivalent for services |
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| courts that handle appeals from lower federal districts |
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| court of general jurisdiction |
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| stealing money that has been entrusted into one's care |
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| the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice or criminal by state nation or another author |
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| the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jrors on panel |
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| a court-issued order to do or not to do a certain thing |
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| a local or public officer usually having jurisdiction |
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| civil officer charged with the administration of the law |
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| trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings |
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| the failure to excercise that degre of care the law reuires for the protection of other persons or those interests of other persoins that may be injuriously affected by the want of such care |
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| the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and punishment |
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| the agreement of a defendant to plead guilty in exchange for a lesser punishment |
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| the civil court people use when the amount of money they wnt to recover is small, usually not more that $3,000 |
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| the usual writ for hte summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body |
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