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BWBusLawch3KIHS
Business Law Ch. 3 Vocabulary KIHS
Term | Definition |
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appellate brief | written argument on the issues of law submitted by opposing attorneys |
appellate court | reviews decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial |
arbitrator | independent third party who develops a binding and enforceable resolution to a dispute |
associate circuit court (or county court) | court that hears minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, and lawsuits involving of no more than $25,000 |
court | governmental forum that administers justice under the law |
court of record | accurate, detailed report of what went on at trial |
general jurisdiction | court that can hear almost any kind of case |
juvenile courts | in these courts the juvenile is entitled to his or her full constitutional rights |
litigate | to resolve disputes in court |
mediator | independent third party who tries to develop a non-binding solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute |
municipal court | city court, usually divided into traffic and criminal divisions |
original jurisdiction | power to hear the case in full for the first time |
probate court | administers wills and estates |
small claims courts | state courts that handle disputes in which small amounts, generally $2,500 or less are involved |
special jurisdiction | hears only one specific type of case |
transcript | record of what went on at trial |
trial court | court in which a dispute is first heard |
verdict | decision of a case |
writ of certiorari | compels lower court to turn over the record of the case to the Supreme Court for review |