#004 Civil and Criminal Law Vocabulary

A hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty

• deterrents

• acquittal

• arraignment

A vote of "not guilty"

• crime

• due process

• acquittal

A formal notice that a lawsuit in being brought

• complaint

• due process

• discovery

Process by which attorneys have opportunity to check facts and gather evidence

• deterrents

• discovery

• crime

Anything that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something, such as a penalty for a criminal act

• due process

• hung jury

• deterrents

A jury that cannot agree on a verdict

• hung jury

• due process

• indictment

A formal charge by a grand jury

• indictment

• juvenile

• juvenile delinquent

A state's written criminal laws

• Penal code

• preliminary hearing

• probable cause

A notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge

• summons

• testimony

• subpeona

to correct a person's behavior

• rehabilitate

• self-incrimination

• prosecution