Business Law - Chapter 3

To ________ is to place a dispute before a court of law for resolution.

• jurisdiction

• verdict

• transcript

• litigate

A _______________ is the first court to hear a dispute.

• mediator

• trial court

• transcript

• appellate court

A _________ is a(n) independent third party who tries to develop a non-binding solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute.

• mediator

• jurisdiction

• arbitrator

• litigator

A(n) ____________ is a written argument on the issues of law submitted by opposing attorneys.

• verdict

• transcript

• appellate brief

• original jurisdiction

A(n) _______ is an independent third party who develops a binding and enforceable resolution to a dispute.

• arbitrator

• litigator

• mediator

• verdict

_______ is a governmental forum that administers justice under the law.

• Brief

• Litigator

• Jurisdiction

• Court

The _______ is the jury’s decision in a case.

• arraignment

• verdict

• indictment

• grand jury

The _____________ is the accurate, detailed report of what went on at trial.

• original jurisdiction

• court of record

• probate circuit list

_________________ are courts that hear minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than $25,000.

• Municipal courts

• Juvenile courts

• Small claims courts

• Associate circuit courts

____________ courts are courts that hears minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than $25,000.

• Circuit

• Juvenile

• Probate

• County