SS Unit 3 Vocabulary

Explain and understand the meaning of something

• Dispute

• Interpret

• Trial

• Felony

An offense that is less severe and serious than a felony

• Juvenile

• Adult

• Misdemeanor

• Violation

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements in a specific area

• Jurisdiction

• Delinquent

• Appeal

• Felony

A disagreement, argument, or debate

• Dispute

• Interpret

• Violation

• Constitutionality

A formal meeting in a court in which evidence about crimes, disagreements, etc., is presented to a judge and often a jury so that decisions can be made according to the law

• Trial

• DIspute

• Felony

• Delinquent

A serious crime that is punishable by prison time

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• Juvenile

• Delinquent

 To ask for help, support, or review

• Appeal

• Retrial

• Informal

• Administer

A person who helps settle an argument between two individuals

• Mediator

• Dispute

• Trial

• Interpret

   A young person who has committed a crime that would be a felony is committed by an adult

• Delinquent

• Unruly

• Felon

• Juvenile

A young person who is under the age of 17 in the state of GA

• Juvenile

• Unruly

• Appeal

• Jurisdiction