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Adjudication in Court: Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.

A


adversarial system
appeal
arraignment



assembly-line justice
assigned counsel system
B


bail
bench trial
beyond a reasonable doubt



bifurcation
booking process

C


capital punishment
challenge for cause
charge
chivalry hypothesis
circumstantial evidence
civil cases



complaint
contract system
county court
courtroom work group
cross-examination
D


defense attorney
determinate sentence
deterrent effect
direct examination


directed verdict
Drug court
Durham product rule

E


execution



G


gas chamber
Gideon v. Wainwright



grand jury
h


habeas corpus



hung jury
I


in forma pauperis
indeterminate sentence
indictment



information
initial hearing
J


jurisdiction



L


lethal injection




M


mandatory sentence
The M'Naghten rule



motion
municipal court

O


opening statement



P


parole
peremptory challenge
plea
plea bargaining
Powell v. Alabama
preliminary hearing
pretrial detention
pretrial diversion
pretrial motions



pretrial procedures
preventive detention
probable cause
probate court
prosecutor
prosecutorial discretion
prosecutorial misconduct
public defender


R


release on recognizance



repeat offender

S


selective prosecution
sentencing disparity
state supreme court


superior court
substantial capacity test

U


U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. district courts



U.S. Supreme Court

V


victim characteristics



voir dire

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