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Legal Terminology
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a sworn, written statement | affidavit |
petitioning a higher court to review a case to reverse errors made at trial | appeal |
bringing a defendant before a judge to allow him or her to hear the charges that were filed and make a plea | arraignment |
the official detention of a person for a criminal trial | arrest |
money or property temporarily surrendered to the government by a defendent who will be released until trial to ensure that he or she will not flee the jurisdiction.It is returned to the defendent upon the trial's conclusion. | bail |
the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution; they secure several of the most important rights of American citizens. | Bill of Rights |
to formal, clerical aspect of an arrest. During "booking", several forms are filled out containing the defendent's personal information and a description of the possessions he or she was carrying at the time of arrest | book |
petitioning the Supreme Court to hear an appeal | certiorari |