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Business Law...
Business Law Ch. ?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| jurisdiction | the power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judgment |
| diversity of citizenship cases | cases which involve citizens of different states and in which the amount of money in dispute exceeds $75,000 |
| original jurisdiction | trying a case the first time it is heard |
| appellate courts | US courts of appeals; courts between lower courts and the highest court that have appellate jurisdiction |
| intermediate courts | appellate courts |
| appellate jurisdiction | any party to a suit decided in a federal district court may appeal to the federal court of appeals in the circuit where the case was tried |
| limited jurisdiction | local courts handling minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money |
| general jurisdiction | a general trial court that handles criminal and civil cases; all cases that involve major crimes and large amounts of money must begin in one of these courts |
| delinquent child | a minor under a certain age (generally 16-18) who has committed an adult crime |
| unruly child | a minor who has done something inappropriate that isn't considered an adult crime (e.g. violating curfew, skipping school, or using tobacco |
| neglected or abused child | a child who is homeless, destitute, or without adequate parental care |
| alternative dispute resolution | an increasingly popular process that occurs when parties try to resolve disagreements outside of the usual adversarial system by using creative settlement techniques |
| complaint | the formal papers that express the plaintiff's allegations or claims |
| answer | the defendant's response to those allegations |
| verdict | the jury's decision |
| judment | the court's determination or decision in the case |
| specific performance | the plaintiff's want for the defendant to do what he/she promised in a contract |
| injunction | an order to stop the defendant from performing an action |
| arrest | when a person is deprived of his or her freedom by the police |
| bail | money/property that is left with the court to assure that a person who has been arrested, but released, will return to trial |
| indictment | a written accusation charging the individual |
| arraignment | accused is brought to court, read the indictment containing crime-related information, and is asked to plead guilty/not; if they plead not guilty, the case proceeds to trial, if they plead guilty, the judge may impose sentencing |
| detention hearing | first step of disposition of juvenile cases in which the judge learns whether there are good reasons to keep the accused in custody |
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