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- 4. Place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned.
- 7. The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- 8. Court The highest judicial court in a country or state.
- 9. A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
- 11. Courts A court in the state judicial system.
- 14. Trial A legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact, which then direct the actions of a judge.
- 16. A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
- 17. Jurisdiction The power to hear a case for the first time.
- 19. court A court in which trials take place.
- 20. Court A state of federal trial court.
- 22. Case A court proceeding in which a person who is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the community or state is brought to trial and either found not guilty or guilty and sentenced.
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- 1. Trial A trial by judge.
- 2. The opposite side or face to the observer.
- 3. State as a fact; assert strongly and publicly.
- 5. A person or entity accused of a crime in criminal prosecution or a person or entity against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
- 6. Courts Courts of limited jurisdiction.
- 10. of Appeals A court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or a state.
- 12. Courts Any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.
- 13. Arranged in order of rank.
- 15. Review The doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
- 18. Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
- 21. Case Legal dispute between two or more parties.