| A | B |
|---|
| unconstitutional | in conflict w/ the Constitution |
| misdemeanor | less serious crime |
| felony | more serious crime |
| jurisprudence | study of law |
| Hammurabi | creator of the 1st code of laws |
| ex post facto | law that punishes after the fact |
| counsel | person who represents you in court |
| bench trial | trial by judge w/o jury |
| plantiff | person who files lawsuit |
| defendent | person being sued |
| contract | agreement between 2 parties |
| lawsuit | legal action in which a person sues to collect damages |
| injunction | court order to stop some action |
| larceny | taking property unlawfully |
| vandilism | deliberate destruction of property |
| penal code | state's criminal laws |
| arraingement | hearing in which the suspect pleads guilty or not-guilty |
| prececutor | lawyer for the state in criminal cases |
| offenders | lawbreakers |
| juvenile | a person not yet legally an adult |
