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| 13910878952 | Arraignment | The first act in a criminal proceeding, where the defendant is brought before court to hear charges and enter a plea |  | 0 |
| 13910878953 | Bail | Money put up to guarantee that the defendant will appear in court Bondsman fee 10% then hire bounty hunters if jump bail |  | 1 |
| 13910883313 | Ballistics | Science that deals with motion, behavior, and the effects of projectiles (most often firearms and bullets) |  | 2 |
| 13910883314 | Booking | A police procedure following arrest that requests basic information about the suspect, a photograph, fingerprints, and perhaps a lineup |  | 3 |
| 13910890222 | Case Law or Common Law | The body of law made up of judicial opinions and precedents |  | 4 |
| 13910913126 | Civil Law | Deals with noncriminal suits brought to protect or preserve a civil or private right or matter |  | 5 |
| 13910913127 | Criminal Law | Regulation and enforcement of rights setting acceptable limits of conduct in a society |  | 6 |
| 13910931674 | Criminalistics | The examination of physical evidence. The term "forensics" may also include the broader areas of investigation (such as pathology) |  | 7 |
| 13910931675 | Daubert Ruling | Updated revision of Frye Standard Endorses Scientific Method, hypothesis testing, estimates of error rates, peer-reviewed articles, & general acceptance |  | 8 |
| 13910935628 | Evidence | Anything that tends to prove or disprove a fact. Evidence tends to be documents, testimony, or other objects |  | 9 |
| 13910935629 | Expert Witness | Witness who is a specialist in a subject (often technical) gives opinion without witnessing occurrences related to the trial |  | 10 |
| 13910939344 | Felony | A serious crime, such as murder, punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment up to execution |  | 11 |
| 13910942550 | Frye Standard | "general acceptance" test What scientific evidence is admissible? Applies to new science |  | 12 |
| 13910942551 | Grand Jury | A group of people sworn to inquire into crime and, if appropriate, bring accusations (indictments) against the suspected criminals |  | 13 |
| 13910945474 | Hearsay | Testimony given by a witness who relates what others have said (not what she heard, saw, or knew personally) Credibility problem Hearsay exception in civil suits |  | 14 |
| 13910945475 | Indict | To formally accuse a person of a crime |  | 15 |
| 13910947908 | Infraction | Violation of a rule or law that is not punishable by prison |  | 16 |
| 13910947941 | Junk Science | Theories based on distorted, flawed, or untested hypothesis (not scientific method) |  | 17 |
| 13910955303 | Material | In evidence law, relevant and significant. A material witness has information about the subject. |  | 18 |
| 13910960720 | Miranda Rights or Miranda Warning | Rights guaranteed by the Constitution that the police must tell arrestees about, especially the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney |  | 19 |
| 13910963266 | Misdemeanor | A minor crime, less than a felony, usually punished with a fine or confinement other than prison |  | 20 |
| 13910967281 | Nolo Contendere | In a criminal lawsuit, a defendant neither admits nor denies a crime but accepts punishment as though he or she were guilty |  | 21 |
| 13910967282 | Pathology | Investigation of sudden, unexplained, or violent death |  | 22 |
| 13910972402 | Plea Bargain | An agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor in return drops more serious charges to avoid the cost and time of the trial |  | 23 |
| 13910979890 | Preliminary or Evidentiary Hearing | A hearing before a magistrate or a judge to determine whether a person charged with a crime should be held for trial (also called preliminary examination) |  | 24 |
| 13910983998 | Probable Cause | Situation in which a reasonable and prudent person, viewing the available information, would conclude that a crime has been committed and that the suspect did it |  | 25 |
| 13910983999 | Probative | In evidence law, tending to prove something |  | 26 |
| 13910989295 | Stare Decisis | Latin for "to stand by the decision" Meaning legal decisions are to be followed |  | 27 |
| 13910993099 | Statutory Law | Legislative acts declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something |  | 28 |
| 13910997723 | Violation | Breach of a right, duty, or law |  | 29 |
