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The Judicial Branch

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Guiltyjudged to have done somethign wrong or against the law
innocentjudged not to have done something against the law
criminal caseinvolving a crime, a break of the law
civil caseinvoloving a disagreement over private rights
juryin civil or criminal cases, the people chosen to decide the case
sentencepunishment set by a court of law for a crime, sucha s a jail term or fine
appealto ask a higher court to review a lower decision
jurisdictionpower or authority
reviewto look over
upholdmaintain or support
overturnto throw out or turn over
majority opiniona written statement given reasons for a supreme court ruling
dissenting opiniona written statement giving reasons for diagreeing with a supreme court ruling
publicanthing that is run by the governement and open to everyone
legalhaving to do with the law
segregateto seperate people or groups from each other


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