Advocate-person who pleads cases in court

Affirm-when an appellate court upholds the verdict

Against the law- unconstitutional
Appeal-asking an appellate court to review the case
Appelant- person who appeas a decision to a higher court
Appellate courts- a court in which people can appeal against
decisions made in other courts of law
Bench trial- trial with no jury
Break the law- to fail to obey a rule or law
Cabinet- a group of people tha give advice to help the president
Civil cases- cases which involve violation of the rights
Clerk- employee who takes records; files papers and issues
processes
Congress-the legislative branch in the United States
Constituency- a district that elects its own representative to
parliament
Constitution- the system of laws and basic principles that a
state, a country or an organization is governed by
Criminal cases- cases which involve crimes
Defendant- person who is sued in a civil lawsuit
Defender- person who represent the defender at the courtroom
Departments- the main organizations in the executive branch
Enforce- make people obey a particular law or rule
Evidence- the facts objects that make you believe that something
is true
Federal court system- one system of courts in USA that deals
with disputes about laws that apply to the entire USA
Government- the group of people who are responsible for
controlling a country or a state
House of Representatives- one of the two chambers of the
Congress
Judge- public official who has authority to hear and decide cases
Judicial review- the power of the Supreme Court to decide if
something is allowed by the Constitution
Jury trial-when a group of 12 people hears the case, listens to
the evidence and gives the verdict
Justice- the fair treatment of people
Law- the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or
society must obey

Legislative- connected with the act of making and passing laws

Legislator- the person who makes laws
Miscarriage of justice- a situation in which a court makes a
wrong decision, especially when somebody is punished when
they are innocent
Obey the law- to do what a law says
Panel- the group of judges
Parliament- highest legislative authority, institution responsible
for debating and passing laws
Plaintiff- person who initiates a civil lawsuit
Regulations- the rules the executive branch makes about how
the law will be carried out
Remand- when an appellate court sends the case back to the
trial court
Reverse-when an appellate court rejects the verdict
Rights- correct according to law
Robe-what a judge wears
Secretary- the head of the department
Senate- one of the two chambers of the Congress
State court system- one system of courts in USA that deals with
disputes about state laws
Supreme Court- the highest court in a country or state
Verdict- the decision given by the jury or the judge
Veto-the right of the President to stop a law from being passed
Vice President- the presidents helper
Violate- to go against or refuse to obey a law
Uphold justice- to support or to defend the justice
Within the law-legal or legally

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