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Said of evidence that can be used or introduced in a trial or other court proceeding

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Admissible

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Person who helps commit a crime

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Accessory

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Written statement sworn to or made under oath before someone authorized to administer an oath

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Affidavit

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“Elsewhere”; excuse saying someone was somewhere else when the crime was committed

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Alibi

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Court or religious order that declares a marriage never existed

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Annulment

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To take a case to higher court for a rehearing

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Appeal

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Court session at which a defendant is charged and enters a plea

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Arraignment

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Court ordered document authorizing the police to arrest an individual on a specific charge

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Arrest Warrant

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Money/property put up to be released from jail

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Bail

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Intentional physical contact inflicted on someone by another without consent

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Battery

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Formal process it making a police record of an arrest

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Booking

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Breaking and entering with intention of committing a felony

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Burglary

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Punish by death it life in jail

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Capital

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Lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group

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Class Action

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Action of forcing a person to act against his/her free will

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Coercion

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Accused person’s voluntary admission of wrongdoing

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Confession

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Agreeing to do something

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Consent

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Voting individual that’s are represented by an elected public official

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Constituents

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Anyone who buys/uses a product/service

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Consumer

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Any items that are illegal to posses

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Contraband

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Physical punishment

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Corporal

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Claim made by defendant against the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit

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Counterclaim

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Care and keeping of someone/something

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Custody

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Serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than a year

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Felony

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Court’s decision in a case

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Judgment

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Person who rents property

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Tenant

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Give evidence under an oath

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Testify

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Association of workers that seeks to secure favorable wages, improve working conditions/hours, and resolve grievances with employers

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Union

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Factors that might increase the seriousness of an offense

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Aggravating Circumstances

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All law that does not invoke criminal matters

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Civil Law

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Written/spoken expression about a person that is false and damages that person’s reputation

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Defamation

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Person against who a claim is made

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Defendant

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Consider carefully, discuss and work toward forming an opinion or making a decision

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Deliberate

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Taking money or property by someone who was trusted with it

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Embezzlement

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Group of 12-23 people who hear evidence to decide reason to charge someone

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Grand Jury

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No unanimous decision

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Hung Jury

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Grand jury’s formal charge/accusation of criminal action

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Indictment

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Legal responsibility

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Liable

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Ill will; deliberate intent to harm

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Malice

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Criminal offense, less serious than a felony

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Misdemeanor

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Reason a person commits a crime

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Motive

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County or city law

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Ordinance

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Injured party against wrongdoer

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Plaintiff

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Government’s attorney

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Prosecutor

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Removal of elected official from office by vote of the people

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Recall

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Take back/cancel

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Revoke

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Laws enacted by legislatures

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Statutes

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Court order to appear in court or turn over documents on a specified date and time

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Subpoena

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Give up some right, privilege, or benefit voluntarily

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Waive

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Judge’s order that something be done

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Writ

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Amendments

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Freedom of speech
Right to bear arms
No quartering soldiers
Slavery prohibited
Civil rights to exslaves
Black suffrage
Direct election of senators
Prohibition
Women's suffrage
End of Prohibition
No third term
Vice President to president
Voting age 18

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