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WorksheetsChapter 3 Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
A court with _________________ only hears certain types of cases such as bankruptcy, family matters, etc.
appellate jurisdiction
general jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
special jurisdiction
State court that handles disputes of $2,500 or less. Court that is looked at as urgent care. You could get your case in right away.
adoption court
appellate court
divorce court
small claims court
Order to a lower court to produce the record of a case for the Supreme Court to review.
court of record
jurisdiction
original jurisdiction
writ of certiorari
A court who keeps track of every case and decision made in the court.
county appeals
court of record
divorce court
small claims court
A court that juveniles go to that have committed a valid crime.
family court
juvenile court
municipal court
probate court
Written arguments on the issues of law, submitted by the opposing attorneys.
appellate briefs
court of record
transcript
verdict
Court that hears minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, amounts of no more than $25,000.
associate circuit courts
county courts
family court
municipal court
A city court, usually divided into traffic and criminal cases.
appellate court
juvenile court
municipal court
small claims court
A court that is strictly used for cases involving wills, estates, conservatorships etc.
family court
juvenile court
probate court
small claims court
Lower courts referred to as associate circuit courts.
associate circuit courts
county courts
federal district court
probate court
