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Criminalistics |
The examination of physical evidence |
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Evidence |
anything that tends to establish or disprove a fact |
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Ballistics |
the science that deals with The motion, behavior,and effects of projectiles most often firearms and bullets |
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Odontology |
in forensics examination of bite marks and dental identification or violent death |
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Pathology |
investigation of sudden unexplained or violent death |
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Entomology |
the study of insects |
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palynology |
the study of pollen and spores |
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Polygraphy |
the use of the lie detector |
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Statutory law |
Legislative acts declaring, demanding, or prohibiting somethingasC |
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Case law or common law |
the body of law made up of judicial opinions and precedentstare decisisS |
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Stare decisis |
to stand by the decision meaning previous legal decisions are to be followed |
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Civil law |
deals with noncriminal suits brought or protect or preserve a civil or private right or matter |
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Criminal law |
regulation and enforcement of rights setting the acceptable limits of conduct in society |
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misdemeanor |
a minor crime, less than a felony, usually punished with a fine of confinement other than prison |
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Felony |
a serious crime, such as murder, punishable by more than one year of imprisonment up to execution |
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Probable cause |
situation in which a reasonable and prudent person, viewing the valuable info. |
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Miranda rights or Miranda warning |
rights guaranteed by the construction that police must tell arrestees about, especially the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney |
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booking |
a police procedure following arrest that requests basic info about the suspect, a photograph, finger prints and a line up |
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arraingnment |
the first act in a criminal proceeding, where the defendant is brought before court to hear charges and enter a plea |
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nolo contendere |
in a criminal lawsuit a defendant neither admits nor denies a crime but accepts punishment as he or she is guilty |
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preliminary or evidentiary hearing |
a hearing before a magistrate or a judge |
