Law Vocabulary

less serious crime where penalty less than a year

• misdemeanor

• felony

• juvenile

• defendant

writ of habeas corpus

• to try a person a second time for same offense

• someone charged with a crime

• require a person to be brought before a judge

• someone under the age of 18 found guilty of crime

Makes certain actions a crime

• case law

• common law

• civil law

• criminal law

law that is established by judicial decisions

• case law

• common law

• civil law

• criminal law

settles disagreement between people, property, etc.

• case law

• common law

• civil law

• criminal law

unwritten law based on customs and traditions

• case law

• common law

• civil law

• criminal law

statute

• laws passed by Congress

• someone charged with a crime

• someone who files a lawsuit

• previous decision by the Supreme Court

precedent

• money to ensure a person released from jail

• case in court involving a complaint

• previous decision by the Supreme Court

• unwritten law based on customs

bail

• someone who files a lawsuit

• money to ensure a person released from the jail

• person under the age of 18

• someone charged with a crime

plaintiff

• someone under the age of 18 found guilty of crime

• someone charged with a crime

• person under the age of 18

• someone who files a lawsuit