Judicial Branch Terminology

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  1. 1. Court authorization, most often for law enforcement officers, to conduct a search or make an arrest.
  2. 2. The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
  3. 4. A case in court being filed against someone.
  4. 10. The decision of a trial jury or a judge that determines the guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant, or that determines the final outcome of a civil case.
  5. 11. A formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant committed a misdemeanor.
  6. 13. In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges. See also nolo contendere.
  7. 15. A serious crime that is generally punishable by at least one year in prison.
  8. 17. The final and official decision made in court that resolves the dispute between the two parties.
  9. 18. Government judicial entity authorized to resolve legal disputes.
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  1. 1. A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury.
  2. 3. A person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters.
  3. 5. Instead of sending an individual to prison, the court releases the person to the community and orders him or her to complete a period of supervision monitored by an officer and to abide by certain conditions.
  4. 6. A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court.
  5. 7. The release, prior to trial, of a person accused of a crime, under specified conditions designed to assure that person's appearance in court when required. Also refers to the amount of bond money posted as a financial condition of pretrial release.
  6. 8. An offense punishable by one year of imprisonment or less.
  7. 9. To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government
  8. 12. To apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
  9. 14. An official of the Judicial branch with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts.
  10. 16. Evidence presented by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.
  11. 17. The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact.