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Disposition
Name that Amendment
Which is it?
A Little Bit of this and that
Vocabulary
100

the name of the money or property that can be awarded to the victim in a criminal case

What is restitution

100
Arrest Procedures
What is the 5th Amendment?
100
After being married 39 years, Michael and Karen have decided to get a divorce.
What is Civil and family court?
100
Laws that are written down for everyone to see and know
What is Statutory Law?
100
To admit to guilt in exchange for a lesser charge or reduced sentence
What is a "Plea Bargain"?
200

The type of probation in a criminal case where there is no conviction

What is probation before judgement

200
Search and confiscating (seizing) evidence
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
Someone used a 357 magnum to rob the 7-11 down the street from my house
What is Criminal and felony?
200

The name of the party bringing the action in a criminal case

What is the State?

200
Formal charge brought by the grand jury
What is an "Indictment"?
300

The legal name for the money that a Plaintiff can recover in a civil case

What is damages?

300
No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail
What is the 8th Amendment?
300
Mr. Ryan calls in a bomb threat to Tuscarora High School and kidnaps the principal
What is Criminal Law and felony?
300

"Supreme Law of the Land"

What is The U.S. Constitution?

300

Responsible for committing an civil wrong

What is "liable"?

400

When a judge places a case on the inactive docket for 3 years

What is a STET?

400
An accused person's entitlement to a lawyer
What is the 6th Amendment?
400
You slip and fall at the movie theater after sneaking in without paying to see the #1 box office hit
What is civil, tort and criminal, misdemeanor?
400
Burden of proof in criminal cases
What is "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt"?
400
Disputes between two or more people (parties)
What is "Civil Law"?
500

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you...."

What are Miranda rights

500
The observation of the 5th and 6th Amendments
What is Due Process?
500
After being acquitted of murder, the family Goldman family filed a lawsuit against Bridget Manifold for the wrongful death of their son. However, the case never went to court.
What is Civil and tort?
500
Burden of proof in civil cases
What is a "Preponderance of Evidence"?
500

a criminal charge which carries a sentence of one year or more

What is a felony?