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30 Cards in this Set
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Adversary System
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Our judicial system in which opposing sides present their arguents in a case before a trial court
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Admissible
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Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in trial
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Allegation
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The statement in a pleading of what one side intends to prove
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Bailiff
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A court attendant who keeps order in the court room.
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Brief
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A written statement prepared by one side in a lawsuit to explain its view of the facts of the case and the laws that apply
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Case
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Any proceeding action, lawsuit, started through the court system by filing a document
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Civil action
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a non-criminal case in which a person or business sues another person or business
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Complaint
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The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit or criminal case. It states one side's view of the facts of the case
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Defendant
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In a civil case, it is the person who is being sued. In a criminal case, it is the person charged with a crime
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District Court
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A court of limited jurisdiction that hears civil cases onvolving $4,000 or less, juvenile matters, city and county ordinaces, misdemeanors, traffic offenses, probate of wills and domestic violence cases.
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Due Process
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The right to receive a fair and impartial trial
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Evidence
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Any legally presented proof by a witness, records, or documents during the trial
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Felony
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A serious criminal offense punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year
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Judge
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An elected or appointed official with the authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law
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Jury
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People selected as set by law to make a decision or verdict in a trial
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Law
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Rules and principles of conduct supported by the government
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Litigation
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a legal contest in court
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misdemeanor
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a less serious criminal offense punishable by a fine or imprisonment of less than one year
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oath
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a written or oral pledge to keep a promise to speak the truth
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plaintiff
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The person filing a lawsuit in a court against another person or group
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Probable Cause
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a reasonable belief that a crime has been or being committed
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Prosecutor
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A trial lawyer representing the government in a criminal case
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Public Defender
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Government lawyer who provides free legal defense services to a poor person accused of a crime
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Record
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All of the documents, evidence and transcripts or oral proceedings in a case
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Statutes
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Laws passed or enacted by the state legislature
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Subpoena
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A written legal notive requiring a person to appear in court
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Testimony
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Evidence given by a witness under oath
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Trial
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The examination of issues regarding fact and law before the court
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Verdict
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The final formal trial decision made by a jury, read before the court and accepted by the judge
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Witness
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a person testifying under oath in court about their knowledge of the case
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