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Harmon Vocabulary

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Crime   An act that breaks the law and for which a punishment has been established.  
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Criminal Law   The body of law that regulates the conduct of individuals as members of the state.  
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Civil Law   The body of law that governes relationships among individuals and that defines peoples legal rights.  
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Common Law   Customary law that develops from judges decisions and is followed in situations not covered by a stationary law.  
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Precedent   An earlier court decision that guides judges decisions in later cases.  
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Appeal   The right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review his or her case.  
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Jurisdiction   The authority to interpret and admister the law; also the range of authority.  
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Justices   Judges of the Supreme Court.  
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Judicial Review   The power of the U.S. Supreme court to determine if a law is passed by congress or a presidential action is in accord with the constution.  
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Remund   To return an appealed case to a lower court for a new trial.  
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Concurring Opinion   A statement written by a Supreme Court justices who agrees with the majorities decision but for differnet reasons.  
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Dissenting Opinion   A statement written by a Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majorties decision.  
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