civil law - - deals with laws created to deal with relationships amongst individuals, tort - a civil wrong against an individual, crimes - - serious offenses that are punishable with fines, community service, prison, and sometime death, criminal law  - - deals with laws that are created to protect society from wrongdoers., felony - a serious crime that is punishable by no less than one year in prison., misdemeanor - lesser crime, punishable by no more than 364 days in jail and/or a fine less than 1000 dollars, defendant - person or group being charged for a wrongdoing., capital crimes  - crimes that can be punished by the death penalty., arraigned - a step in the criminal court pretrial process where the suspect is brought before a superior court judge to enter a plea , bail - payment a suspect can pay to be released from custody until their trial date, plea bargain - the ability for a defendant to plead guilty for a lesser charge/punishment , verdict - a determination of guilty or not guilty,

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