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| contract, property, family, personal injury | 4 branches of Civil Law |
| contract | an agreement between two or more parties to exchange something of value |
| oral and written | two types of contracts |
| $500 | a contract for the sale of anything worth more than _____ can't be enforced unless it is in writing |
| rules for buying, selling, using and caring for property | 4 rules of property law |
| family | law that involves rules applied to family relationships and includes birth, adoption, marriage, divorce, and death |
| torts | wrongful actions that cause injury to another person or damage his or her property |
| intentional, negligence | two types of torts |
| plaintiff | person who files a lawsuit |
| negligence | a lack of proper care and attention |
| defendant | person who is being sued |
| complaint | formal notice that a lawsuit has begun |
| damages | money ordered by a court to be paid for injuries or losses suffered |
| plaintiff, defendent | two parties involved in a lawsuit |
| summons | a notice directing the defendant to appear in court to answer a complaint charge |
| appeal his case to a higher court, ask to have the verdict overturned | 2 thiings a defendant can do if he loses in court |
| crime | any act that harms people or society and that breaks criminal law |
| penal code | a document listing the criminal laws and punishments that can be given to those found guilty |
| misdemeanors | minor crimes for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to a year |
| felonies | crimes that are punishable by more than one year in prison |
| so person can pay back society, protect society, serve as a warning to others, help criminals change their behavior | 4 purposes of punishment |
| sentence | punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime. |
| social order | crimes are seen as actions that violate this |
| misdemeanors | simple assault and theft of something worth less than $100 are examples of this type of crime |
| felonies | kidnapping, most types of assault and homicides are examples of this type of crime |
| can't vote, hard to get a job, hard to find a place to live | consequences of committing a felony |
| preliminary hearing | step in the criminal case process that has to occur before the accused is charged with the crime |
| work release | type of punishment when the conicted person can work in the community during the day |
| probation | type of punishment when the convicted person is released, but monitored by an officer |
| shoplifting, theft, simple assault | examples of a misdemeanor |
| burglary/robbery/assault/kidnapping, homicide | examples of felonies |
| south | geographic relgion that has the highest property crime rate |
| northeast | geographic region that has the lowest violent crime rate |
| plea bargaining | process in which a defendant pleads guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence |
| property law | law that has to do with houses and land |
| arrest, intake, detention, adjudication, disposition | 5 steps of the legal process for juvenile cases in order. |
| criminal law | law that involves crimes against society |
| 8th | amendment that prohibits cruel or unusual punishment |
| interviewing witnesses, examining evidence collected | 2 steps involved in the discovery process |
| delinquent offender | type of offender that would commit an act that would be a crime if done by an adult |
| status offender | type of offender that commits an act that would not be a crime if done by an adult |
| correct their behavior so they don't break the law again | purpose of rehabilitating a young person who commits a crime |
| right to an attorney; right to cross-examine a witness, right to know charges against them | adult rights given to juvenile offenders |
| not enough evidence to win, save time and money | reason a civil case by end in a settlement |
| acquittal | step in which the defendant is found not guilty |
| civil case | type of case in which either side can appeal |
| execution | punishment in which the convicted person is killed |
