Forensic Vocabulary

evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account

• false evidence

• indirect evidence

• direct evidence

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evidence based on inference

• indirect evidence

• direct evidence

• false evidence

narrows an identity to a single person or thing

• criminal law

• individual evidence

• direct evidence

narrows an identity to a group of persons or things

• direct evidence

• class evidence

• individual evidence

the document outlining the powers and limits of government in the US

• United States Constitution

• Civil law

• Daubert Approach

law that is created by the federal government and overrules state laws

• Federal Law

• State Law

• Criminal Law

laws that are created by a state and are effective only in that state

• Federal Law

• Criminal Law

• State Law

laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general

• Federal Law

• State Law

• Criminal Law

• Misdemeanor

a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence

• Federal Law

• State Law

• Criminal Law

• Felony

a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony

• Federal Law

• Misdemeanor

• Civil Law

• State Law