| A | B |
| GUILTY | JUDGED TO HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG OR AGAINST THE LAW |
| INNOCENT | JUDGED NOT TO HAVE DONE SOMETHING AGAINST THE LAW |
| CRIMINAL CASE | INVOLVING A CRIME, A BREAKING OF THE LAW |
| CIVIL CASE | INVOLVING A DISAGREEMNET OVER PRIVATE RIGHTS |
| JURY | IN A COURT TRIAL, THE PEOPLE CHOSEN TO DECIDE WHETHER SOMEONE HAS BROKEN THE LAW |
| SENTENCE | PUNSIHMENT SET BY A COURT OF LAW FOR A CRIME, SUCH AS JAIL TERM OR FINE |
| APPEAL | TO ASK A HIGHER COURT TO REVIEW A LOWER COURT'S DECISION; APPELLATE MEANS HAVING TO DO WITH AN APPEAL |
| JURISDICTION | POWER OR AUTHORITY |
| REVIEW | TO LOOK OVER; TO EXAMINE ONCE MORE |
| UPHELD | MAINTAINED OR SUPPORTED |
| OVERTURNED | THROWN OUT OR TURNED OVER |
| MAJORITY OPINION | A WRITTEN SATEMENT GIVING REASONS FOR A SUPREME COURT RULING |
| DISSENTING OPINION | A WRITTEN STATEMENT GIVING REASONS FOR DISAGREEING WITH A SUPREME COURT RULING |
| PUBLIC | HAVING TO DEAL WITH ALL THE PEOPLE UNDER GOVERNMENT; ANYHTING THAT IS RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OPEN TO EVERYONE(SUCH AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS) |
| LEGAL | HAVING TO DO WITH THE LAW; ACTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE LAW |
| SEGREGATE | TO SEPARATE PEOPLE OR GROUPS FROM EACH OTHER |