Volcabulary

Question 1

Criminal Law

Answer 1

A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders

Question 2

Jury

Answer 2

A group of people who are sworn into court to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them

Question 3

Plaintiff

Answer 3

A person who brings a case against someone in a civil court of law

Question 4

Law

Answer 4

A system of rules that an official country or a group chooses to follow

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Rule

Answer 5

A prescribed guide for conduct or action

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Customary Law

Answer 6

The legal system and practices that belong uniquely to aboriginal and torres strait islander people

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Values

Answer 7

The regard that something is held to deserve. The importance, worth or usefulness of something

Question 8

Rights

Answer 8

Legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement.

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Sanctions

Answer 9

A threatened penalty for the breakage of law.

Question 10

Treason

Answer 10

The crime of betraying ones country or group, especially the people In higher power then you

Question 11

Civil Law

Answer 11

A system of law concerned with the relations between community

Question 12

Court Hierarchy

Answer 12

The system of power which the legal courts are set at

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Jurisdiction

Answer 13

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements

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Solicitor

Answer 14

A representative or defendant of a client, who can also give advice to them.

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Barrister

Answer 15

A lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in higher courts

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Prosecutor

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A person, especially a public official who institutes legal proceedings against someone

Question 17

Accused

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A person or group who are charged or on trial for a crime

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Defendant

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An individual or an organisation who are accused on of a crime in a court trial

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Call to Bar

Answer 19

A legal term which means when a person who is qualified Is allows to get called to the court to defend a party

Question 20

Verdict

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A judgement in a legal case

Question 21

Adversarial

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The characteristics of two or more sides who oppose each other

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Parties

Answer 22

A party is an individual or group of individuals that work together to win a case

Question 23

Contract Law

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an agreement by multiple parties creating mutual obligations which is enforceable by law

Question 24

Defamation

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The communication of a false statement that will deal damage to their good reputation

Question 25

Defamation

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The communication of a false statement that will deal damage to their good reputation

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Negligence

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Failure to take proper care over something

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Nuisance

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A person or thing which causes annoyance

Question 28

Tort

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A wrongful act or an infringement of a right

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Duty of Care

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Duty of carre is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual, requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing acts that could lead to harm

Question 30

Duty of Care

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Duty of carre is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual, requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing acts that could lead to harm

Question 31

Summary Offence

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Small matters that are tried by a judge alone, no jury

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State

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A political division of a body of people that occupies a territory defined by frontiers.

Question 33

Elements of Offence

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the prohibited conduct and the mental element of a guilty mind or intention

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Mitigating Factors

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Lessening the weight of a punishment of a crime(Below 18, plead guilty, shows remorse)

Question 35

empanelled

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To enlist and enrol

Question 36

What are 4 types of Civil Law

Answer 36

Defamation, Negligence, Nuisance, Trespassing