| A | B |
|---|
| inferior courts | lower federal courts |
| jurisdiction | authority to interpret and administer the law |
| exclusive jurisdiction | power granted exclusively to a particular court to hear a case; ie. federal courts try murder cases |
| plaintiff | one who initiates a lawsuit against another |
| defendent | one who is accused or sued in a court of law |
| original jurisdiction | the authority of a court to be the first court to hear and decide cases |
| appellate | having the power to review and reverse a lower court's decisions |
| criminal case | case where defendent is tried for committing a crime by the proscecutor |
| civil case | a private party files lawsuit and becomes the plaintiff |
| docket | a list or summary of cases to be heard during a court term |
| writ of certiorari | a legal order from a higher court to a lower court to review its transcript of a case tried in the lower court |
| certificate | to put a case before the Supreme Court and for it to certify the answer |
| majority opinion | the opinion of the court |
| precedent | an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature |
| concurring opinion | share the same opinion; agree |
| dissenting opinion | to disagree with an opinion or belief held by other judges |
| redress | compensation or reparation of a claim payment |
| civilian tribunal | a judical court: not military |
| court-martial | a trial by a military court |
| concurrent jurisdiction | the power of two or more courts to each hear and decide cases related to the same matter |
