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misc
100
the study of law
What is jurisprudence?
100
an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
What is defendant?
100
the practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases
What is stare decisis?
100
a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspects home or business and take specific items as evidence
What is search warrant?
200
a system of law based on precedent and customs
What is common law?
200
a serious crime such as murder,rape,kidnapping, or robbery
What is felonies?
200
a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
What is writ of habeas corpus?
200
putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously acquitted
What is double jeopardy?
300
a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
What is precedents?
300
a relatively minor offense such as vandalism or stealing inexpensive items
What is misdemeanors?
300
a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without trial or a fair hearing in court
What is bill of attainder?
300
a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime
What is grand jury?
400
a law written by a legislative branch
What is statutes?
400
a legal action which a person or a group sues to collect damages for some harm that is done
What is lawsuit?
400
a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
What is ex post facto law
400
a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial
What is bail?
500
a person or party filing a lawsuit
What is plaintiff?
500
wrongful acts for which an injured party has the right to sue
What is torts?
500
procedures established by law and guaranteed bt rhe constitution
What is due process of law?
500
solves civil disputes between people groups organization
What is civil law?