| A | B |
|---|
| negligence | harm as the result of doing or failure to do something |
| invasion of privacy | unauthorized info. release |
| common law | judge made laws |
| international law | law for boundary disputes |
| assault | unjustifiable attempt to touch another |
| property law | laws of ownership of property |
| defendant | person being prosecuted |
| plaintiff | person starting a lawsuit |
| plea | defendant's statement of innocence or guilt |
| military law | laws dealing with branch of armed forces |
| subpoena | oder to appear in court |
| statutory law | legislative made law |
| defense attorney | lawyer trying to prove innocence |
| deposition | written record of oral testimony used in legal proceedings |
| expert witness | person trained in an area testifies to special facts and standards |
| fraud | misrepresentation to deceive; eg falsifying records |
| public law | rights and responsibilities between govern. & citizens |
| prosecution | lawyer trying to prove guilt |
| civil law | law between citizens |
| misdemeanor | crimial offense with penalty less than $1000 fine |
| felony | criminal offense with prison and/or greater than $1000 fine |
| examination | questioning of witnesses in legal proceedings |
| defamation | damaging a person's character with false statements |
| tort | wrongful act against another |
| law | rule or regulation |
| constitutional law | rights and responsibilities and power of governing citizens |
| subpoena duces tecum | order to appear in court with records |
| battery | unlawful touching without consent |
| trial | legal proceeding to hear evidence |
| sentencing | punishment |
| liability | accountable |
| libel | written defamation |
| family law | rights and responsibilities of parents, children, husband, and wife |
| administrative law | rights & responsiblities of govern. agencies |
| litigation | lawsuit |
| inheritance law | law about transfer of property following death |
| charges | allegation |
| criminal law | wrong against state or public - serious |
| verdict | decision about the charges against defendant |
| slander | oral defamation |
| malpractice | professional negligence |
| corporation law | law dealing with businesses |
