Judicial Branch

2. The authority of a court to review decisions of inferior (lower) courts
3. The lower federal courts, beneath the Supreme Court
9. An order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review; from the Latin meaning "to be more certain"
12. Power shared by federal and state courts to hear certain cases
14. Court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases
15. The power of a court to hear a case first, before any other court
16. A case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement
17. Written explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with (dissent from) a decision reached by a majority of the court

1. In civil law, the party who brings a suit or some other legal action against another (the defendant) in court
4. A court composed of military personnel, for the trial of those accused of violating military law
5. Officially called the Opinion of the Court;announces the Court's decision in a case and sets out the reasoning upon which it is based
6. A court operating as part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishment
7. The authority of a court to hear a case
8. A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law
10. Written explanation of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court, but which to add or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority decision
11. In a civil suit, the person against whom a court action is brought by the plaintiff;in a criminal case, the person charged with the crime
13. Satisfaction of a claim payment