| A | B |
|---|
| plaintiff | the injured party |
| parties | litigants on both sides of a case |
| appeals | hears cases decided in lower courts |
| adversarial | system where cases are heard by an impartial judge |
| defendant | the person with a claim against them |
| peremptory challenge | removing jurors without a stated reason |
| voir dire | screening process for jurors and professional witnesses |
| plea bargain | negotiations out-of-court |
| probate | settling a will |
| stare decisis | let the previous decision stand |
| inherent powers | given to Congress in the "necessary and proper" clause |
| certiorari | petition to have a lower court decision reversed in supreme court |
| dissenting | minority opinion in a supreme court decision |
| delegated | power granted to Congress in Article I |
| prosecutor | represents the state in a criminal case |
