What is law involving contracts, specifically ones that have been broken?
100
Penal Code
What is written criminal laws belonging to each state?
100
Status Offender
What is a minor who commits a crime which would not be considered illegal if he/she was an adult (i.e. skipping school)?
100
Defendant
What is the person being sued?
100
Negligence
What is a lack of attention and care towards a matter which requires more?
200
Property Law
What is law regarding the way property is bought, sold, cared for, and used?
200
Misdemeanor and its punishments
What is a minor crime that can be punished with either a small fine or a year or less of jail time?
200
Delinquent Offenders
What is a minor who commits a crime which is a crime as an adult as well?
200
Plaintiff
What is the person who files a lawsuit?
200
Complaint
What is a notice with formally states that a lawsuit is being filed
300
Family Law
What is law having to do with family relationships, such as adoption or divorce?
300
A felony and an example
What is a crime more serious than a misdemeanor, like murder or kidnapping?
300
The two purposes of the punishment of juveniles
What is to rehabilitate and punish
300
Criminal Law
What is law that deals with those who have been accused of acts which are harmful to society?
300
Plea bargaining
What is the process during which the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser crime or aid the investigation in some way in order to receive a lighter sentence?
400
Personal Injury
What is law involving wrongfully causing damage to a person and/or his/her property?
400
2 purposes of punishment
What is to punish the person and to protect society?
400
Juvenile Delinquent
What is a minor who commits a felony or breaks the law multiple times?
400
Civil Law
What is law involving disputes?
400
Cross-examination
What is the questioning by one side of a witness brought by the other in order to discredit the witness's testimony?
500
Discovery
What is the process, which occurs before a trial, during which attorneys can check facts and find evidence?
500
2 purposes for crime
What is as a warning and to help criminals alter their ways?
500
Detention hearing
What is the equivalent of a preliminary hearing for a minor?
500
Summons
What is a notice that tells someone that they must appear in court because of a complaint or charges against them?
500
Two examples of punishments given to minors
What is probation and 1-3 years in a special institution?