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◉ arraignment. Answer: charging a person with a crime and asking
for that person's plea
◉ arrest. Answer: to take into police custody
◉ booking. Answer: administrative step taken after an arrested
person is brought to the police station
◉ certiorari. Answer: a request made to the United States Supreme
Court asking permission for that court to review the decision of a
lower court
◉ complaint. Answer: the written request that initiates a civil law
suit
◉ defendant. Answer: the person against whom a legal action is
brought
◉ discovery. Answer: pretrial steps take to learn the details of the
case
, ◉ execution. Answer: the carrying out or completion of some task
◉ jurisdiction. Answer: the power of a court to hear a case
◉ mediation. Answer: an alternative dispute resolution process
wherein the parties to a dispute meet with a mediator who
facilitates the reaching of an agreement between the parties
◉ plaintiff. Answer: the individual who initiates a civil action
◉ remand. Answer: the action an appellate court takes when
sending a case back to the trial court for further action consistent
with the appellate court's decision
◉ summons. Answer: a notice given to the defendant, attaching the
complaint and stating the time frame on which an answer must be
filed or an appearance made
◉ trial court. Answer: court which conducts the original trial and
renders its decision