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Release, before trial, of a person accused of a crime, under conditions
Bail
Order forbidding certain actions
Temporary restraining order
legal advice; a term also used to refer to the lawyers in a case.
Counsel
The grand jury found enough evidence defendant committed the crime
Indictment
Release of a prison inmate after completing part of the sentence
Parole
discovery questions answered in writing and under oath
Interrogatories
Attorney for defendants who are unable to afford counsel
Public Defender
The criminal defendant is not guilty, or the evidence is insufficient
Acquitta
A defendant will receive a fair and impartial trial
Due process
The area in which a court has jurisdiction
Venue
Evidence presented orally during trials or before grand juries.
Testimony
The legal authority of the court to decide a certain type of case
Jurisdiction
The criminal defendant asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
Arraignment
The time within which a lawsuit must be filed
Statute of limitations
Evidence presented orally during trials or before grand juries.
Testimony
A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony
Witness
Evidence obtained in violation is not admissible at trial.
Exclusionary rule
Money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case
Damages
Defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty"
Plea
Punishment ordered by the court for a convicted defendant
Sentence
Parties to a lawsuit resolve their dispute without having a trial
Settlement
Statements to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery
Deposition
Dtermines probable cause committed an offense was committed
Grand jury
To send back, such as to prison
Remand
Begins a civil lawsuit, in which the plaintiff details the claims
Complaint