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Violent Crimes
Property Crimes
Civil Courts
Criminal Courts
People in Courts
100
Killing another person.
What is murder?
100
Stealing from a store.
What is shoplifting?
100
The party who does the suing in a civil trial.
What is the plaintiff?
100
A person's freedom is taken away because they are being detained by an officer in relation to a crime.
What is an arrest?
100
The government attorney who presents the case against the accused.
What is a prosecutor?
200
Sexually assaulting another person.
What is rape?
200
Petty theft, usually totalling less than $1,000 in value.
What is larceny?
200
Finding a solution to a civil case before it goes to trial.
What is settlement?
200
Money paid to the court to ensure the defendant will return to court for his or her criminal trial.
What is bail?
200
The person accused in a criminal trial.
What is the defendant?
300
Breaking and entering with the intent to commit a crime.
What is burglary?
300
Setting fire to and burning something unlawfully.
What is arson?
300
What the jury uses to decide who to side with in a civil trial.
What is evidence?
300
The recognition that a crime has been committed by a grand jury; formally charging someone for a crime.
What is an indictment?
300
The person who presides over the court in all trials.
What is a judge?
400
Holding another person against their will.
What is kidnapping?
400
Unlawful presence on private property without the owner's permission.
What is tresspassing?
400
The decision a court reaches in a trial.
What is the verdict?
400
The suspect is read the charges and pleads guilty or not guilty.
What is arraignment?
400
The person who accuses someone of a crime; often "the people."
What is a plaintiff?
500
Physically harming another person without killing them.
What is assault?
500
A type of financial fraud where you unlawfully take funds from an account without permission for your own use.
What is embezzlement?
500
A group of citizens, selected by the attornies of both parties, who make the final decision in a case.
What is the jury?
500
A judge learns whether there are good reasons to keep a juvenile defendant in custody.
What is a detention hearing?
500
The person who is in charge of defending the accused and stating their case.
What is a defense attorney?