A | B |
self-incrimination | giving evidence against yourself |
indictment | formal accusation against yourself |
grand jury | people who decide if the government has enough to take a person to court |
civil law | part of the law that deals with private parites |
criminal law | part of the law dealing with serious punishments |
bill of attainder | a law that punishes a person for a crime without haveing a trial |
habeas corpus | peopel can't be held in jail without a good reason |
due process | government must follow rules and act fairly when |
Miranda Rule | police must tell criminal suspects about their right to refuse to answer questions |
ex post facto law | arresting someone for a crime that wasn't illegal when they did it |