TCI Lesson 10 Vocabulary

a formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• 1st Amendment

payment given to someone to offset, or make up for, a loss or injury

• bill

• compensation

• deprived

• double jeopardy

a person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime.

• defendant

• plaintiff

• witness

• compensation

to withhold or take away something

• deprived

• defendant

• compensation

• double jeopardy

putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime

• double jeopardy

• deprived

• defendant

• due process

the concept that the government must follow clear rules and act reasonably as it carries out the law

• due process

• double jeopardy

• defendant

• self-incrimination

giving testimony that can be used against oneself

• self-incrimination

• due process

• witness

• double jeopardy

an order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action, such as searching someone’s property

• warrant

• double jeopardy

• due process

• defendant