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  1. 2. the person who is being sued
  2. 6. minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to one year
  3. 7. ruling used as the basis for a judicial decision
  4. 9. taking charge of someone in an official way
  5. 11. a formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
  6. 12. a process by which lawyers have the opportunity to check facts and gather evidence before a trial
  7. 13. the government in its role as the party who starts the legal proceedings against someone accused of a crime
  8. 15. an act that breaks a law and causes people or to society in general
  9. 16. more serious crime
  10. 17. the questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witness's testimony
  11. 20. a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
  12. 22. a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or charge
  13. 24. to correct a person's behavior
  14. 27. a wrongful act, other than breaking a contract, for which an injured party has the right to sue
  15. 28. the process in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence
  16. 30. a juvenileDelinquentcess that is much like a preliminary hearing in adult criminal law
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  1. 1. a state's written criminal law
  2. 3. a youth who has committed an offense that is punishable by criminal processes
  3. 4. legal action in which a person or group sues to collect damages for some harm that is done
  4. 5. the procedure used to determine the facts in a juvenile case
  5. 8. a youth charged with being beyond the control of his or her legal guardian
  6. 10. the final settlement and sentencing in juvenile case
  7. 14. the punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime
  8. 18. putting someone on trial for a crime for which he or she was previously acquitted
  9. 19. set of promises between agreeing parties that is enforceable by the law
  10. 21. money ordered by a court to be paid for injuries or losses suffered
  11. 23. lack of proper care and attention
  12. 25. law written by a legislative branch of government
  13. 26. person who files a lawsuit
  14. 29. sum of money used as security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial