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| A case in which a person is accused of breaking the law |
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| A case in which one party takes legal action against another party as a result of some dispute. |
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| Branch of government that interprets the law |
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| Money that an accused person gives the court as a promise that he will return for trial; money paid to get out of jail until the trial |
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| To ask a higher court to review a decision and determine if a legal error was made |
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| A court order telling the police to search a particular place and to seize certain items |
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| A court order requiring the policy to take a person into custody |
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| A court order requiring a person to appear in court to give testimony |
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| A public official who has the power to hear and decides cases in a court of law |
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| A court order requiring you to appear in court as a juror or to answer a complaint or charge |
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| Group of citizens whose job is to listen to testimony presented in court and determine guilt or innocence |
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| A member of the Supreme Court |
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| A minor; a person under the age of 18 |
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| The authority to hear and decide a case in a court of law |
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| A court's authority to be the first to hear a case |
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| A court's authority to review cases from lower courts to determine if a legal error was made |
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| Official who issues various court orders - search warrants, subpoenas, arrest warrants, summons - and sets bails; a lesser judge |
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