History Vocab Ch.18
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- Sentence
- punishment for being convicted
- Equity
- Fairness
- Bondsman
- person who lends money to pay off bails
- Litigant
- one of the two sides(ex. Defendant & Plaintiff)
- Criminal Law
- Government v.s. Person (you can go to prison)
- Parole
- get out of jail early
- Real Property
- land, houses, barns, (something that you cant take with you)
- Peremptory Challenge
- Lawyer can remove jurors without stating a reason.
- Mistrail
- something goes wrong in a trial to make it unfair.
- Acquittal
- "Not Guilty"
- verdict
- Decision of the jury
- Administrative law
- Laws about rules of Congress
- Venue
- Place where trial takes place
- Arraignment
- what happens after you are accused.(ask whether you plea "Guilty" or "Non-Guilty".
- Tort
- a wrongful act which injures a person.
- Bench Trail
- no jury; just the Judge.
- Sequester
- lock-up the jury away from media
- Civil Law
- Person v.s. Person (lawsuit for money)
- Public Law
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Government v.s. Person
relationship between the government and its citizens. - Cross Examination
- questioning the opposing side's witness.
- Private Law
- Desputes between individuals of business.
- Deposition
- statement, underoath that you provide b/4 the trial.
- Probation
- a lesser sentence
- Plea Bargain
- defendant chooses to plea guilty.
- Ordinance
- a local law