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| Courts resolve these two kinds of legal conflicts— | civil and criminal |
| In a _________ case, a court determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony. | criminal |
| misdemeanor | less serious crime |
| felony | more serious crime |
| A person accused of a crime may be arrested if the police have ______________. | probable cause |
| definition of probable cause | a reasonable amount of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong to justify a prudent and cautious person's belief that certain facts are probably true |
| After a person has been arrested, he or she may be committed to jail or be ______________. | released on bail. |
| Bail | some form of property deposited or pledged to a court to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or give up the bail (and possibly be brought up on charges of the crime of failure to appear.) |
| arraignment | formal reading of a criminal complaint in the presence of the defendant to inform the defendant of the charges against him or her. In response to this, the accused is expected to enter a plea. |
| appeal | process for requesting a formal change to an official decision |
| In a __________ case, a court settles a disagreement between two parties to recover damages or receive compensation. | civil |
| plaintiff | also known as a claimant or complainant, is the term used for the person who brings a civil lawsuit before a court |
