Unit 1 What is Law?

Front

Which term: the person against whom a claim is made; the person being sued or being charged with a crime

Back

defendant

Front

serious criminal offense punishable with more than one year in prison

Back

felony

Front

Which term: a set of clear and consistent rules made and enforced by the government that regulate the conduct of people within a society.

Back

law

Front

Which term: less serious criminal offense punishable by sentence of one year or less in prison

Back

misdemeanor

Front

Which term refers to the injured party in a civil case who brings legal action against an alleged wrongdoer?

Back

plaintiff

Front

Which term: state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

Back

prosecutor

Front

a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.

Back

Human Rights

Front

Usually the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to win the (civil) lawsuit. To win a party must provide evidence that the defendant probably could have committed the accused act.

Back

Preponderance of evidence

Front

Kim Kardashian wants to divorce Kanye is this: Criminal or Civil?

Back

Civil

Front

Your child was kidnapped while in Walmart.

Back

Criminal