| A | B |
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| resident aliens | immigrants that come to the United States to become permanant residents |
| non-resident aliens | people who come to the United States to just visit non for a permanant residency, aka students, business men |
| enemy aliens | people who live in the United States that are citizens of the country that the United States is at war with |
| illegal alliens | these are people that enter the United States illegally without a passport. |
| Refugees | People who have fled from their other countries to avoid persecution or hardship |
| Writ of Habeas corpus | literally, meaning "you shall have the body"; a court order that requires a judge to evaluate whether there is sufficient cause for keeping a person in jail |
| ex post facto | literally, "after the fact"; a law, prohibited by the Constitution, that makes criminal an action that was legal when it was committed |
| bill of attainder | a law, prohibited by the Constitution, that pronounces a person guilty of a crime without trial |
| search warrant | a judge's order authorizing the search of a place or person and specifying what evidence can be seized |
| probable cause | the reasonable belief that a search of property will provide evidence in a criminal case |
| exclusionary rule | the rule that evidence gathered in violation of the Constitution cannot be presented in trial |
| indictment | a legal statement charging a person with a crime or other offense |
| double jeopardy | the act of bringing a person to trial a second time for the same crime |
| bail | an amount of money exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of his or her appearance for trial at a specified time |
| eminent domain | the government's right to take control of private property for public use |
