WorksheetsCivics Chapter 15 vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Summons
to correct a person’s behavior
A lack of proper care and attention
a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge
The questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witness’s testimony
Adjudication Hearing
a formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
the procedure used to determine the judgement
a set of promises between agreeing parties that is enforceable by law
the process in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence
Rehabilitate
a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge
The questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witness’s testimony
A lack of proper care and attention
to correct a person’s behavior
Negligence
the procedure used to determine a lawsuit
a formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
A lack of proper care and attention
Proper care and attention
Damages
Money given to the poorer people in society
money ordered by a court to be paid for injuries or losses suffered
The salary that working Americans recieve
The loss of money
Juvenile Delinquent
Money won in a lawsuit
An adult who breaks the law
a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law
A child or teenager
Plea Bargaining
The questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witness’s testimony
A process in which a defendant fleas from their bail
the process in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence
a notice directing someone to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge
Contract
A broken promise
a set of promises between agreeing parties that is enforceable by law
money ordered by a court to be paid for injuries or losses suffered
a formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
Complaint
A second name for a civil court case
What a Karen is filing over at customer service
A notice that a criminal has broken their bond
a formal notice that a lawsuit has been brought
Cross-examination
the procedure used to determine the judgement
The questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witness’s testimony.
Questioning the judges decision
lack of proper care and attention
