definicje 1-8 unit

plaintiff

files a complaint

defendant

is accoused of a crime

attorneys

speak on behalf of their clients

judge

resolves a complaint

victim

a victim is a person who suffers as a result of a crime committed by another person

legal system

the methods of interpreting laws and putting them into effect

verdict

a legal conclusion

complaint

a written document that states the reason for legal action

court

the place where people go to conduct legal business

civil

occurring between citizens

dispute

a dispute is an argument or disagreement

appeal

to appeal means to ask a judge or decision maker to change their mind with regards to an earlier decision

book

someone is taken into police custody anpolice officer books them by talking theirnpersonal details

computer based

if something is computer based is exists on a computer, not on paper

option

an option is a choice of two or more things

payment

a payment is a transfer of money

perpetrator

a perpetrator is a person who committed a crime

fee

a fee is an amount of money which is charged for a service

primary materials

the text that contain laws

form book

documents to see how to word the concract correctly

cite

many law book mention information from primary materials

digests

the best place to find an option on the case is in a book that summarized

resources

the firm’s legal sources of informatioj are located in the room next to

policy

a policy is a written contract or certificate of isurance

retainer agreemment

a contract between lawyer and a client for retention and payment of services

agenda

a list of things that need to be done in a certain order

form letter

a letter that is printed many times and sent to many different people

demand package

a set of documents that a lawyer obtains from other companies to help whith a case

arrest

an arrest is when the police take somebody away tonquestion thenabout a crime they may have comitted

community service

community service is a punishment in which someone must work to help the local people ornthe local area

evidence

evidence is something that can be

sentence

is a punishment given in court as a resoult of committing a crime

ruling

is a decision

the supreme court

this is another appeals court but it is the only court that opetares under discretionary review this means it can choose which cases to hear the supreme court is also called a high court in some countries

state courts

these courts decide disputes that pertain to state laws rather than federal laws

court of appeals

the court of appeals reviews all decisions in the lower courts that people object to

discrict courts

these are general court but is some cases the jurisdiction is passed to specialized courts

personal jurisdiction

is authority over a person

territorial jurisdiction

is authority over an area

subject jurisdiction

is authority over a particular subject

jurisdiction

is the authority to judgr legal matters

forum

is a gropu of people who makes

legally binding

if something is legally binding the person must obey it by law

concurrent jurisdiction

more then one court can decide the iusse

clerk of the court

a person who assist a judge

court reporter

a person that types everything that is said in court

defense

the side of a case that attempts to prove guilt

prosecution

the side of a case that attempts to prove guilt

juror

a person who listens to a trial and decides if a defendant i guilty or not

bailiff

an officer who keeps order in court

chamber

is a room for private descussion among a select group of people