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Buisness Law
Buisness Law Legal Terminology
Question | Answer | Question |
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appeal | petitioning a higher court to review a case to reverse errors made at trial | charge |
arraignment | bringing a defendant before a judge to allow him or her to hear the charges that were filed and make a plea | Constitution |
arrest | the official detention of a person for a criminal trial | cross examination |
bail | 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. | |
Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution; they secure several of the most important rights of American citizens. | |
book | 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. | |
affidavit | a sworn, written statement | certiorari |