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| appellate process | the process of asking a higher court to decide whether a trial was conducted properly |
| ex post facto | a Latin term meaning “after the fact” |
| ex post facto law | a law that makes an act a crime after the crime has been committed |
| habeas corpus | the principle that keeps the government from holding a citizen indefinitely without showing cause |
| independent judiciary | the principle that decisions that decisions from the courts are fair and impartial and are not subject to undue influence from the other branches of government |
| public interest | common benefit, the general of the public |
| precedent | a court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to those in a case currently before a court |
| privacy | not in public |
| safeguard | to protect |
| summary judgement | a judgment decided by a trial court without that case going to trial; a summary judgment is an attempt to stop a case from going to trial |
| writ | law |
