Midterm review

7. protects symbols, names and slogans used to identify goods and services
8. to be released from criminal charges
9. a minor wrongdoing
11. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
13. a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes
15. the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
19. the words carved above the entrance to the Supreme Court of the United States are
21. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
22. agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant to end the dispute
23. includes the right of each party to obtain and present witnesses and evidence
24. exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, or perform material, and authorize others to do the same
25. responsible for deciding what is true in a case and in a criminal case, deciding whether or not the defendant has committed a crime:
27. a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
28. a neutral panel established by government agencies to settle a variety of disputes among different parties of people and businesses

1. a violation or infringement of a law or agreement
2. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
3. law deals with rules for securing and enforcing legal rights to original ideas and inventions
4. all laws, decisions, rules, regulations, or other state action having the effect of law, of any state
5. an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law
6. protects new and improved products
10. punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime
12. a series of formal, written statements in which the plaintiff and defendant both state claims for defense regarding the matter being disputed
14. first official court appearance for the defendant
16. a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
17. having control or authority over someone or something
18. contains the fundamental laws of the United States
20. court officer responsible for giving out subpoenas, escorting defendants from jail to the courtroom, protecting safety of all in the courtroom
26. civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act