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Analytic skill

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Ability to identify a problem, organize information, and draw appropriate conclusions.

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Civil Law

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Regulations that deal with noncriminal suits to protect/preserve a civil or private right of matter.

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Criminal Law

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Regulations and enforcement of rights that set the acceptable limits of conduct in society.

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Deductive Reasoning

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Deriving the consequences from facts using a series of logical steps.

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Eye witness

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Person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts.

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Fact

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Statement or assertion of information that can be verified

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Felony

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Serious crime that is punishable by more than one year of imprisonment

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Forensic science

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Application of scientific knowledge to legal question.

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Inductive Reasoning

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Makes broad observations and generalizations from specific observations.

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Infraction

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Violation of a law or rule that is not punishable by prison.

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Logical

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Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts.

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Misdemeanor

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Minor crime usually punished by fine or confinement.

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Observation

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What a person perceives using his/her senses.

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Opinion

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Personal belief founded on judgement rather than direct experience or knowledge.

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Perception

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Intercepting information received from the senses.

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