| A | B |
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| writ of habeas corpus | A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held |
| bill of attainder | A law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court |
| ex post facto law | A law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed |
| due process | Following established legal procedures |
| search warrant | A court order allowing law-enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence |
| exclusionary rule | A rule that evidence gained by police in a way that violates the Fourth Amendment may not be used in a trial |
| Miranda Warning | List of rights police must inform persons of before questioning, including the right against self-incrimination and the right to counsel |
| double jeopardy | Putting someone on trial for a crime for which he or she was previously acquitted |
| bail | A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial |
| presumption | An attitude or belief based on likelihood |
| proportion | Relation of one part ot another |
