Legal Vocab Review

5. An offense more serious than a misdemeanor, often punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year
6. A certain number of persons who are selected according to law, sworn to inquire about matters of fact, and declare the truth from evidence presented
7. Action A lawsuit brought to enforce private rights; in general, any type of action except criminal proceedings.
9. Law The body of principles and rules based on judicial precedent rather than on legislative enactments.
10. An attempt to inflict injury upon another, when coupled with ability to inflict the injury
11. Words and/or symbols employed to identify the source of goods or services
13. A property right issued and regulated by the U.S. government generally giving the owner the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention, unique idea, discovery, invention, or process, for a definite term of years.
14. An act or the omission to do something which a reasonable and prudent person would, or would not, do under similar circumstances

1. A legal proceeding to enforce payment of a debt through the sale of property upon which a creditor holds a lien.
2. The party against whom a lawsuit is filed.
3. Liability Legal responsibility of manufacturers and sellers of products to compensate persons harmed by their products.
4. While every state defines it differently, it is commonly defined as breaking into and entering a dwelling with the intent to commit a felony therein.
8. Dying without leaving a will
12. A procedure in which a party resorts to a superior court to review the decision of an inferior (lower) court.