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SSC Unit 2
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18
Criminal Justice
10th Grade
10/10/2011

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Term
Appellate Court
Definition
A court that hears appeals; not a trial court; an appeals court.
Term
Arrest
Definition
To take a person into custody for the purpose of charging the person with a crime.
Term
Citizen (Civilian)
Definition
A person not in the armed services or the police force.
Term
Civil Court
Definition
A court that handles civil cases.
Term
Criminal Procedure
Definition
The rules for processing someone through the cirminal justice system.
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Deadly force
Definition
Force that poses a high risk of death or serious injury to its human target.
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Exclusionary Rule
Definition
Judicial rule that prevents the government from introducing illegally obtained evidence at a criminal trial.
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Interrogation
Definition
Questioning.
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Magistrate
Definition
Court officer who issues warrants; normally a lower-court judge who handles pretrial proceedings or presides over misdemeanor trials.
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Miranda warning
Definition
Advisory statement about the rights of suspects that police must rerad to suspects in custody before questioning them.
Term
Motion
Definition
Formal request made to a court.
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Motion to suppress
Definition
Request that the court excludes particular evidence from the trial because it was illegally obtained.
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Plea Bargain
Definition
An agreement between a criminal defendant and prosecutor
1)Drop one of several charges
2)Lower charge
3) Recommend a lighter sentence
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Probable cause
Definition
Evidence that an independent, cautious person would have good reason to believe.
Term
Prosecute
Definition
Try someone for a crime.
Term
Search
Definition
Government intrusion into something in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Term
Seizure
Definition
Take into possession, custody, or control
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Warrant
Definition
Court order issued by a judge authorizing a search, an arrest, or a seizure of evidence of a crime.
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