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17 Cards in this Set
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litigate |
to resolve disputes in court |
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court |
governmental forum that administer justice under the law |
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mediator |
independent third party who tries to develop a non binding solution acceptable to both sides of the dispute |
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arbitrator |
independent third party who developed binding and enforceable resolution to a dispute |
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trial court |
first court to hear dispute |
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original jurisdiction |
power to here the case in full for the first time |
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appellate court |
reviews decisions of lower court to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial |
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appellate briefs |
written argument on the issue of law submitted by opposing authority |
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general jurisdiction |
court can than here almost any kind of case |
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special jurisdiction |
court than can hear one specific type of case |
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writ of certiorari |
order to a lower court to produce the record of case for the supreme court to review |
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court of record |
accurate, detailed report of what whent on at trial |
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associat circuit courts or country courts |
court that hears minor criminal cases states traffic offense and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than 25,000 |
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municipal courts |
city courts usually divided into traffic and criminal divisor |
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juveniles |
individuals over 13 and under 18 years of age who have special status under the criminal law |
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probate courts |
adiminsters wills and estates |
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justice |
title of a judge on the state supreme court or federal supreme court |
