law and ethics ch 2 (phlebotomy)

to hear and settle by a judicial process

a legal recourse available to the party who loses at trial permitting them to raise alleged errors of law as the reason for the trial outcome

law deriving its authority from ancient usages and customs affirmed by court judgments and decree.

the court's decision regarding the rights and obligations of the parties in a dispute

a hearing held between two or more parties who disagree on an issue but agree in advance to abide by the decision of an impartial third person

a neutral party hears two opposing parties with the intent of persuading them to settle their dispute

the official statement about an incident

influencing mental or emotional behavior

the state of being treated as a private matter not intended for public knowledge

the party claiming injury and damages in a civil lawsuit

something that may occur but is dependent on an uncertain future event

exchange and consideration of offers until parties agree on a solution that is acceptable to both

one who denies having injured the plaintiff (in a civil case) or one who is accused of a crime (in a criminal case).

a prior statement by a witness to be used in court as testimony taken under oath subject to cross-examination

written questions about a case addressed to one party by another

the application to a court or judge for a ruling in favor of the one applying

the first court conference of parties involved in a dispute

a right guaranteed to citizens by the Constitution and unassailable by law

a person testifying under oath to what he or she has heart or noticed

a trial in which a judge serves without a jury and rules on the law as well as the facts

the authoritative judgment made to settle a controversy.

in criminal law, the final settlement of a case

monetary compensation for loss or injury

transfer of a case decided in a lower court to a higher court to obtain a new hearing on matters of law

evidence given by a competent witness

the quality in a witness that makes his or her evidence worth believing

a false statement under oath

the first interrogation of a witness by the party for whome the witness has been called on behalf of that partys claim

interrogation of the witness by the party other than the direct examiner

the official prosecutor of a judicial district

the supplying of written or printed official information that can be used for evidence

the necessity of giving convicting legal proof of any facts in dispute

proven in a thoroughly convincing way

agreeing to a lesser charge in exchange for something of value to the prosecution

Coming to an agreement between the parties

the usually pretrial disclosure of pertinent facts or documents by one or both parties to a legal action or proceeding

one whose education, profession, or specialized experience qualifies them with superior knowledge of a subject

Created by legislatures to enforce statutory law

The end product of the legislative process is statutory law, also referred to as statutes

means of settling a dispute between two parties before a judge or jury