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| trial courts | listen to testamony, consider evidence, decide the facts. |
| Parties | or sides to each case. |
| Plaintiff | Party that brings legal action |
| Prosecutor | Government state or federal that initates the case |
| Defendant | person accused of commiting a crime |
| adversarial system | trial system in the United States. |
| inquisitional system | when the judge is active in the questioning witnesses ant controlling the court trail. |
| Voir dire | Opposing lawyers question each prostective juror |
| Removal for cause | Removal of any juror who appeals incapable or rendering any impartial verdict |
| peremptory challenges | attorneys can have jurors removed with out a cause |
| appeals court | one party presents complaments asking to review the trial court. |
| error of law | when the judge makes a mistake to the law. |
| precedent | when appeal courts decides a case it issues a written opinion or ruling |
| dissenting opinion | judges who disagree with the majority opinion |
| concurring opinion | judges who agree with the majority opinion, but for reason different from those used to support the majority opinion |
