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WorksheetsOP 6 vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
Appeal
Treason
Mutiny
No one is above the law
Burdon of Proof
Jury
Rule of law
Monetary charge or payment imposed upon a person who has been convicted of a crime or an offence of a minor degree.
Fine
Defendant
Appeal
A disagreement, argument, or debate.
Suing
Jury
Disputes
Appeal
Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
Circuit
District
Appeal/Appellate
A body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
Judge
Jury
Trial
An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.
Defendant
Treason
Mutiny
An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
Plantiff
Defendant
Jury
Institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress.
imprisonment
Fine
Suing
A court of law where cases are tried in the first place, as opposed to an appeals court, usually with a jury.
Supreme
Appeals
Trial
__________ is on the plaintiff (the party bringing the lawsuit) to show by a "preponderance of evidence" or "weight of evidence" that all the facts necessary to win a judgment are probably true.
Burden of Proof
Trial Court
Jury
Rule of Law
Kept in Jail: captive.
Suing
Appeal
Imprisonment
Relating to or denoting the central government
Trial
State
Federal
A document establishing important rights or principles in a specified area, pushing the rule of law.
Common Sense
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
