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| Original jurisdiction | The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time |
| Appellate jurisdiction | Appellate jurisdiction is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts |
| Supreme Court | The highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation. |
| Court of Appeals | A court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or a state |
| District Court | A state or federal trial court. |
| Jury | A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. |
| Juvenile | Of, for, or relating to young people under 18. |
| Judicial Review | Review by the Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act. |
| Constitutionality | The quality or state of being constitutional |
| Criminal case | bodies of rules with the potential for severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply |
| Civil case | Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim |
| Arrest | Seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody |
| Probable cause | Reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.). |
| Misdemeanor | A minor wrongdoing |
| Felony | A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment |
| Attorney | - A person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters. |
| Innocent | Not guilty of a crime or offense. |
| Guilty | Justly chargeable with a particular fault or error |
| Due process of law | Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, esp. as a citizen's entitlement. |
