Judicial Branch

a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

• Civil

• Criminal

• Kosher

• Guilty

The highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.

• Federal Court

• Appellate Court

• Supreme Court

• State Court

A crime, typically one involving violence, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• Criminal

• Federal

A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.

• Attorney

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Judge

Responsible for a specified wrongdoing.

• Guilty

• Not Guilty

• Criminal

• Civil

Refers to the power of a court to hear appeals from lower courts.  

• Original Jurisdiction

• Supreme Jurisdiction

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Civil Jurisdiction

A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

• Guilty

• Verdict

• Not Guilty

• Criminal

Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.

• Acquit

• Guilty

• Sentence

• Attorney

The party who brings a legal action or in whose name it is brought.

• Attorney

• Judge

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

The system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community

• Acquit

• Criminal

• Civil

• Attorney