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jurisdiction:the power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgement.
diversity of citizenship:cases which involve citizens of different states and in which the amount of money in disput exceeds $75,000.
original jurisdiction:trying the case the first time it is heard
intermediate courts: another name for appellate courts
delinquent child:a minor under a certain age who has committed an adult crime.
limited jurisdiction:they handle minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money.
unruly child:a minor who has done something inappropriate that is not considered an adult crime such as violating curfew, skipping school, or using tobacco.
neglected child:one who is homeless, destitute, or without adequate parental care.
supreme court:the highese court in most states.
intermediate appellate courts:hear appeals from courts of general jurisdiction.
injunction:an order to stop the defendant from performing an action.
judgment:the court's determination or decision in the case.
verdict:the decision of the case.
bail:money or other property that is left with the court to assure that a person who has been arrested, but released, will return to trial.
indictment:a written accusation charging a person of a crime.
arraignment:the suspect is read the indictment information and is asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
fine:a payment of money as a penalty for committing a crime.
sentencing:the judge decided the punishment.
imprisionment:ordering a minimum and maximum amount of time the convicted criminal may spend in prision.
detention hearing:the reason to keep the accused in custody.
complaint:the plaintiff's allegations or claims.
answer:the defendant's response to allegations
alternative dispute resolution:parties try to resolve disagreemnts outside of the usual adversarial stystem by using creative settlement techniques.
mediation:parties to a dispute invite a third party into the decision-making process to help them find a solution.
arbitration:when parties actually transfer the power to settle their dispute to a third party.
science court:a forum for disputes involving scientific and technological controversies.
LEB - Chapter 2 Review
- hear appeals from courts of general jurisdiction.
- the power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgement.
- parties to a dispute invite a third party into the decision-making process to help them find a solution.
- a forum for disputes involving scientific and technological controversies.
- another name for appellate courts
- one who is homeless, destitute, or without adequate parental care.
| - a minor who has done something inappropriate that is not considered an adult crime such as violating curfew, skipping school, or using tobacco.
- the suspect is read the indictment information and is asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
- the defendant's response to allegations
- ordering a minimum and maximum amount of time the convicted criminal may spend in prision.
- a written accusation charging a person of a crime.
- the plaintiff's allegations or claims.
| - a minor under a certain age who has committed an adult crime.
- the highese court in most states.
- when parties actually transfer the power to settle their dispute to a third party.
- money or other property that is left with the court to assure that a person who has been arrested, but released, will return to trial.
- the court's determination or decision in the case.
- the judge decided the punishment.
| - they handle minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money.
- an order to stop the defendant from performing an action.
- the reason to keep the accused in custody.
- trying the case the first time it is heard
- a payment of money as a penalty for committing a crime.
- the decision of the case.
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- INTERMEDIATEAPPELLATECOURTS
- JURISDICTION
- MEDIATION
- SCIENCECOURT
- INTERMEDIATECOURTS
- NEGLECTEDCHILD
| - UNRULYCHILD
- ARRAIGNMENT
- ANSWER
- IMPRISIONMENT
- INDICTMENT
- COMPLAINT
| - DELINQUENTCHILD
- SUPREMECOURT
- ARBITRATION
- BAIL
- JUDGMENT
- SENTENCING
| - LIMITEDJURISDICTION
- INJUNCTION
- DETENTIONHEARING
- ORIGINALJURISDICTION
- FINE
- VERDICT
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