Ch 16

Question 0

A wrong ful act for which a person has the right to sue

Answer 0

Tort

Question 1

An agreement between two or more parties to exchange something of value

Answer 1

Contract

Question 2

A lack of proper care and attention

Answer 2

Negligence

Question 3

The party in a lawsuit who claims to have been harmed

Answer 3

Plaintiff

Question 4

The party in a law suit said to have done the harm

Answer 4

Defendent

Question 5

A formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought

Answer 5

Complaint

Question 6

A sum if money ordered by a court to pay for injuries or losses suffered

Answer 6

Damages

Question 7

A notice directing a person to appear in court to answer a complaint

Answer 7

Summons

Question 8

A process by which lawyers check facts and gather evidence before a trial

Answer 8

Discovery

Question 9

An act that breaks the law and harms people or society

Answer 9

Crime

Question 10

The body of law that describes crimes and punishments

Answer 10

Penal code

Question 11

Minor crime for which a person can be fines a small sum of money or jailed for up to a year

Answer 11

Misdemeanor

Question 12

More serious crime such as murder or kidnapping

Answer 12

Felony

Question 13

Punishment for commiting a crime

Answer 13

Sentence

Question 14

The party who starts the legal process against a person for breaking the law

Answer 14

Prosecution

Question 15

A process in which Defendent agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to avoid trial

Answer 15

Plea bargaining

Question 16

The questioning of a witness at a trial to check or discredit the witness testimony

Answer 16

Cross examination

Question 17

To correct a persons behavior

Answer 17

Rehabilitate

Question 18

A child or teenager who commits a crime or repeatedly break the law

Answer 18

Juvenile delinquent

Question 19

A youth charges with breaking a criminal law

Answer 19

Delinquent offender

Question 20

A youth charges with being out of the control of his or hers parent or guardian

Answer 20

Status offender

Question 21

Taking charge or control of someone in an official way

Answer 21

Custody

Question 22

The procedure by which a judge decides whether to charge a juvenile with an offense like a preliminary hearing in an adult trial

Answer 22

Detention hearing

Question 23

The procedure used to determine the facts in a juvenile case like a trial in criminals law

Answer 23

Adjudication hearing

Question 24

The sentencing in a juvenile case

Answer 24

Disposition hearing