civics 10 amend
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- bail
- money or property an accused person gives a court to hold as a guarentee that he or she will appear for trial
- self incrimination
- testifying against oneself
- petition
- a formal request
- slander
- spoken false statements that damange anothers persons reputation
- Bill of Rights
- the first ten amendment to the Constitution which set forth basic rights guaranteed to all Americans
- search warrant
- a legal document granted by a judge that permits police to enter and search a place where there is reason to believe evidence of a crime will be found
- grand jury
- a group that hears evidence in a criminal case and decides whether there is enough evidence to bring the accused person to trial
- eminent domain
- the power of the government to take private property for public use
- indict
- to formally accuse a person of a crime
- seperation of church & state
- the division between religion & religion
- double jeopardy
- being tried a second time for the same crime
- due process of law
- the fair application of the law to oes case
- libel
- written falsehoods that damange another persons reputation