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100
A set of promises between agreeing parties that is enforceable by law
What is a contract?
100
An act that breaks a law and causes harm to people or society in general
What is a crime?
100
Taking charge of someone in an official way
What is custody?
100
To correct a person's behavior
What is to rehabilitate?
100
A type of crime more serious than a misdemeanor, such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery
What is a felony?
200
A law that has to do with buying, renting, and selling property.
What is property law?
200
The punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime
What is a sentence?
200
A child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
What is a juvenile delinquent?
200
A state's written criminal laws
What is the penal code?
200
The least serious type of crime; minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to a year
What is a misdemeanor?
300
A lack of proper care and attention.
What is negligence?
300
The process in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence
What is a plea bargaining?
300
A youth charged with being beyond the control of his or her legal guardian
What is a status offender?
300
A wrongful act, other than the breaking of a contract, for which an injured party has the right to sue
What is a tort?
300
The person in a civil case who claims to have been harmed; person who files a lawsuit
What is a plaintiff?
400
A notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge
What is summons?
400
The questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witness's testimony
What is cross examination?
400
A youth who has committed an offense punishable by criminal processes
What is a delinquent offender?
400
A formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought
What is a complaint?
400
The person in a civil case who is said to have caused the harm; the person who is being sued
What is a defendant?
500
The process by which attorneys have the opportunity to check facts and gather evidence before a trial
What is discovery?
500
The government in its role as the party who starts the legal proceedings against someone accused of a crime
What is prosecution?
500
A disposition, detention, and adjudication hearing.
What are the three hearings?
500
A law that has to do with family relationships.
What is family law?
500
A juvenile court process that is much like a preliminary hearing in adult criminal law
What is a detention hearing?