Chapter 3 Vocabulary

It's a way of resolving disputes by filing a complaint through the public court system.

• court

• arbitrate

• mediate

• litigate

Someone who sits with people that have a dispute to try to bring a resolution through a conference.

• arbitrator

• litigator

• mediator

• court clerk

It's a government entity that is authorized to resolve legal disputes.

• court

• jury

• trial court

• verdict

Someone who is a judge in a mini-trial that is less formal than a normal court trial.

• arbitrator

• judge

• litigator

• mediator

A court in which a dispute is first heard.

• juvenile court

• municipal court

• probate court

• trial court

A decision made by the jury to decide whether someone is guilty or innocent.

• appeal

• court

• jury

• verdict

The court where a case is being reheard to review the decision made by the original jurisdiction.

• appellate court

• general court

• small claims court

• trial court

Court that can hear all types of cases except for ones that include breaking laws of that test.

• general jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• probate jurisdiction

• special jurisdiction

Power to hear a case in full for the first time. (Trial Court)

• appellate court

• general jurisdiction

• original jurisdiction

• special jurisdiction

A written letter or statement with all of the legal evidence that can be included.

• clerk report

• court of record

• jury

• transcript