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19 Cards in this Set
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Litigate |
-to take disputes to court |
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Court |
-governmental forum that administers justice under law |
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Mediator |
independent third party who tries to develop a non-binding solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute |
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Arbitrator |
independent third party who develops a binding and enforceable resolution to a dispute |
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Trial court |
first court to hear a dispute |
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original jurisdiction |
power to hear the case in full for the first time |
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appellate court |
reviews decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial |
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Transcript |
a verbatim record of what went on in trial |
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appellate briefs |
written documents on the issue of law |
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general jurisdition |
federal district courts , federal courts of appeals , and the supreme court |
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special jurisdiction |
hears only one specific type of case |
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writ of certiorari |
order to a lower court to produce the record case for the supreme court to review |
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court of record |
keeps an exact account on what goes on in trial |
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justice |
title given to the judges who sit on state supreme courts and the federal supreme court |
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associate circuit courts / county courts |
court that hears a minor criminal cases , state traffic offenses , and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than $25,000 |
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municipal courts |
city courts , usually divided into criminal and traffic divisions |
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small claim courts |
handle small disputes generally in amount such as 2,500 or less |
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juveniles |
over 13 but younger than 18 years of age |
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probate courts |
courts that administer wills and estates |
