| A | B |
|---|
| Appellate process | Asking a higher court to decide whether a trial was conducted properly |
| Civil disobedience | refusal to comply (with certain laws or pay taxes/fines), as a peaceful form of political protest. |
| ex post facto | Latin term for “after the fact” |
| ex post facto law | Law that makes an act a crime after the crime was committed. |
| habeas corpus | an accused person must go before the court with a statement showing cause for arrest (protects against unlawful & indefinite imprisonment). |
| independent judiciary | Decisions from the courts are fair and impartial, based on fact and law and not subject to undue influence. |
| Internment | Being imprisoned (in groups) without charges, used in wartime. |
| public interest | Well-being of society |
| precedent | What comes before (usually a court decision from an earlier case with similar facts to a current case). |
| privacy | the right to be left alone |
| ration | a fixed amount |
| safeguard | Protect from harm |
| sedition | conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against their government |
| suspension | the temporary prevention of something |
| writ | Legal written order |
