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| jurisdiction | area where a crime took place |
| appeal | to ask a higher court to review a decision |
| appellate jurisdiction | a court's authority to hear an appeal or decision or decision by another court |
| subpoena | a court order to present a witness or document |
| felony | crime where punishment is more than one year and a fine, or both |
| misdemeanor | crime where punishment is less than one year and a fine, or both |
| civil law | a group of laws that settle disagreements between people |
| criminal law | behavior that is harmful to society; how people should be tried and punished |
| judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn a law that is in conflict with the Constitution |
| judicial activism | taking an active role by the judiciary in policymaking by overturning laws that are not constitutional |
| arson | the deliberate burning of a building |
| assault | placing a person in fear of harm |
| battery | physically touching a person without their permission |
| negligent | not perfoming a duty assigned to an individual |
| probable cause | a good reason to believe that a suspect has been involved in a crime |
| arraignment | a court hearing in which the defendant is formally charged with a crime |
| bail | the payment of money by the defendant to assure that he/she will appear in court after they have been charged with a crime |
| plaintiff | individual who files a formal complaint about a crime or civil offense that has been committed against them |
| defendant | a person who is charged with committing the crime or civil offense |
| latitude | more discretion or decision-making power |
| due process of law | the constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws |
