Legal Terms
a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions
What is Law?
The lowest level of the court system where most cases start
What is district court?
a legal document that commands a person to testify as a witness
What is a subpoena?
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws
What is judicial?
a law has been broken
What is criminal law?
court decision that is considered an authority for deciding subsequent cases
What is precedent?
The highest court in the US
What is the Supreme Court?
The panel that determines guilt or innocence of a defendant
What is the jury?
this document is "the highest law of the land" in the US
What is the Constitution?
someone is being sued
What is civil law?
procedures that the government must follow before it deprives an individual of "life, liberty, or property.
What is Due Process?
The authority of a court to hear and decide a case
What is jurisdiction?
The time limit for filing a legal action
What is statute of limitations?
This amendment protects citizens from self-incrimination
What is the 5th amendment?
laws based on precedent
What is common law?
The person who has been charged with a crime
What is defendant?
This level of the court system looks for mistakes or procedural errors, but does not determine guilt or innocence
What is appeals?
a court's written explantation for its decision
What is an opinion?
a written statement made under oath
What is an affadavit?
this type of law deals with Native Americans living on reservations
What is tribal law?
the term for a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime?
What is indictment?
This level is found in the NC court system, but not the federal courts
What is Superior?
represents the state in a criminal case
What is prosecutor/district attorney?
the study or philosophy of law
What is jurisprudence?
This type of law deals with regulations and government agencies
What is administrative law?