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Intro To Law
Criminal Law
The Criminal Trial
Civil Law
More Civil Law
100
Law falls into these two major groups
What is criminal & civil
100
A crime for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for less than one year
What is a misdemeanor
100
Evidence required in a criminal case
What is beyond a reasonable doubt
100
This is a breach of an obligation, causing harm or injury to someone
What is a tort
100
A court's decision in a civil case
What is judgment
200
Joe beats up Bob, the police charge him with battery, and he must pay for Bob's medical bills, this is which type of case(s)
What is criminal & civil
200
The person who commits the crime is called
What is the principal
200
Our court system is known as this type of system because there is a contest between two opposing sides
What is the adversary system
200
When more than one plaintiff is injured and they sue together, this is called
What is a class action suit
200
Legal responsibility to do or not do something
What is liability
300
Laws are broken into three divisions of jurisdiction, they are
What is federal, state, & local
300
If Claire helps Melvin commit a crime, she is a(n)
What is an accomplice
300
When an attorney removes a juror for no given reason
What is peremptory challenge
300
What are the 4 elements of negligence
What is duty, breach of duty, causation, damages
300
Fee paid an attorney based on a percentage of the sum
What is contingency fee
400
There are two types of courts in the United States
What is trial & appeals
400
If a person did not mean to commit the crime, then there was no
What is intent
400
When the prosecutor makes additional closing arguments in response to the defense
What is rebuttal argument
400
These are the two defenses to negligence suits
What is contributory & comparative defense
400
To unlawfully exercise control over the personal property of another
What is conversion
500
When an appeals court decides a case for the first time it is written and published and called a(n)
What is a precedent
500
The person who asks another to commit a crime may be guilty of
What is solicitation
500
When an attorney removes a juror due to prejudice or bias
What is challenge for cause
500
A token amount of money awarded by the court to show that the claim was justified
What is nominal damages
500
Actions taken to deliberately harm another or another's property
What is an intentional tort