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| STATUTORY LAW | a law that is passed by a legislature |
| PRECEDENT | an earlier court decision that is later used by a judge as a guide |
| COMMON LAW | a customary law that comes from a judges decision |
| ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | a law that is made by a government agency |
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | a law based on the constitution or its interpretation |
| PETIT JURY | a trial jury |
| JUROR | a person on a trial jury |
| JURY DUTY | the responsibility of serving on a jury |
| VERDICT | a decision of a jury |
| HUNG JURY | a jury that can not reach a decision |
| CROSS-EXAMINE | the right to question the opponent's witnesses in a trial |
| TESTIMONY | evidence given in court by witnesses |
| APPEAL | the right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review their case |
| JURISDICTION | the right of a court to hear and make a decision in a case |
| ORIGINAL JURISDICTION | the authority to hear a court case for the first time |
| APPELLATE JURISDICTION | the authority of a court to review a lower court's decision |
| DISTRICT COURT | the 91 courts that conduct trials dealing with federal laws |
| MARSHAL | a federal official who makes arrests, delivers subpeonas,carries out court orders and keeps order in federal courts |
| SUBPOENA | a court order requiring a person to appear in court |
| FEDERAL MAGISTRATE | a federal official who hears evidence to determine if a person should be brought before a grand jury |
| COURT OF APPEALS | the court that reviews cases from federal district court |
| CIRCUIT | the large judicial district covered by a court of appeals |
| TERRITORIAL COURT | a court that acts as the district and state court for u.s. territories |
| COURT-MARTIAL | a trial of a military person who is accused of breaking a military law |
| JUSTICE | a supreme court judge |
| JUDICIAL REVIEW | the power to determine if a law or presidential act agrees with the constitution |
| UNCONSTITUTIONAL | a law or presidential act that is in conflict with the constitution |
| DOCKET | the calender of cases to be heard by a court |
| REMAND | to return a case to a lower court for a new trial |
| BRIEF | a document that explains the main points of one side's arguments about a case |
| OPINION | a written statement explaining the reasons behind a court's decision |
| CONCURRING OPINION | a written statement by a justice that agrees with the majority decision but for different reasons |
| DISSENTING OPINION | a written statement by a justice that disagrees with the majority opinion |
| SEGREGATE | to separate on the basis of race |
