People
The primary officer of the court
What is Judge?
The judicial authority to hear particular cases
What is Subject Matter Jurisdiction?
Taking a case to a reviewing court to determine whether the judgement was correct
What is Appeal?
Paperwork served to defendant
What is a Process?
Papers filed by parties to set facts and frame issues to be tried
What is Pleadings?
The party that initiates a lawsuit
What is a Plaintiff?
The authority to hear a controversary when it is first bought to court
What is Original Jurisdiction?
An error in court that on appeal the court will send it to lower court
What is reversible error?
Defendant must file to admit or deny claim
What is an Answer?
Pleading filed to attack adverse party pleading
What is Motion to Dismiss?
The party that originates a criminal proceeding
What is a Prosecutor?
The power to hear and decide most controversaries involving legal rights and duties
What is General Jurisdiction?
An action taken by an appellate court that apporvees the decision
What is Affirm?
Initial pleading filed by a plaintiff
What is a Complaint?
Pleading to dismiss adverse parties pleadings
What is Demurrer?
The party that is charged with a violation of a law in a preceding
What is a Defendant?
The authority to hear only particular kinds of cases
What is Limited or Special Jurisdiction?
Term used when appellate court set aside judgement of lower court
What is Reverse?
Testimony of witness taken outside of court
What is a Deposition?
Questioning after cross examination
What is Redirect Examination?
The citizens sworn to determine a verdict off the facts presented to them
What is a Jury?
The power to hear and decide classes of cases on appeal from another court
What is Appellate Jurisdiction?
Term used when an appellate court sends case back to trial for additional hearings
What is Remand?
Using prior evidence to challenge credibility of witness
What is Impeach?
Direction by the Judge to the Jury to return a verdict in favor of a specific party
What is Directed Verdict?