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law 1
law 2
law 3
law 4
law 5
100
these are rules
laws
100
When a person breaks a law they commit a
crime
100
a small crime
misdemeanor
100
a large major crime
felony
100
someone who saw a crime
witness
200
the person who the crime is against
what is victim
200
people with badges and uniforms who can arrest someone if they think the person committed a crime
what is police
200
the people who enforce the law, like the police and the judge
what is law enforcement
200
when the police accuse someone of committing a crime and take the person into custody
what is arrest
200
the name of the crime that a person is accused of committing
what is charge
300
when a person has a reason to suspect that someone committed a crime
what is reasonable suspicion
300
when one person says that another person committed a crime
what is accusation
300
when the police detain a person and the person has to go with the police to jail
what is custody
300
a person locked in jail or prison
what is inmate
300
freedoms and choices that the law says the people get to have
what is rights
400
name of the crime for not telling the truth in court
what is perjury
400
when someone is arrested for no good reason
what is false arrest
400
the rights the police have to tell you before they can ask you any questions
what is miranda rights
400
a person who went to law school for a long time and studied the law and how it works, who is allowed to speak to the judge and ask questions in court.
what is lawyer
what is attorney
400
evidence that isn't what it's supposed to be
what is false evidence
500
a witness who does not tell the truth
what is false witness
500
name of the charge for stealing
what is theft
500
The right to go to court within three days of being arrested
what is speedy trial
500
the right to let both sides present their evidence and opinions, and to have the judge and jury be open minded and fair
what is fair trial
500
the right to not answer any of the police's questions
what is right to remain silent