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Analytic skill
Ability to identify a problem, organize information, and draw appropriate conclusions.
Civil Law
Regulations that deal with noncriminal suits to protect/preserve a civil or private right of matter.
Criminal Law
Regulations and enforcement of rights that set the acceptable limits of conduct in society.
Deductive Reasoning
Deriving the consequences from facts using a series of logical steps.
Eye witness
Person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts.
Fact
Statement or assertion of information that can be verified
Felony
Serious crime that is punishable by more than one year of imprisonment
Forensic science
Application of scientific knowledge to legal question.
Inductive Reasoning
Makes broad observations and generalizations from specific observations.
Infraction
Violation of a law or rule that is not punishable by prison.
Logical
Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts.
Misdemeanor
Minor crime usually punished by fine or confinement.
Observation
What a person perceives using his/her senses.
Opinion
Personal belief founded on judgement rather than direct experience or knowledge.
Perception
Intercepting information received from the senses.