Glossary of Terms

_Term _Definition

_ABRIDGE _Shorten.

_ABRIDGEMENT _{Reduced version of the original.}

_ADVOCATE _{Defend and support something; offer legal assistance.}

_AFFIRM _{Declare something is TRUE; to support a decision from a lower court.}

_AFFIRMATIVE _{Agree with or accept.}

_ANTISEMITIC _{Hostility directed against Jews.}

_ASCEND _Rise.

_{CAPITAL OFFENSE} _{Crime punishable by the death penalty.}

_CERTIORARI _{Written order from an appellate court for the lower court to send the appeals court the records of a case.}

_COMPELLING _Convincing.

_{CONGRESSIONAL} _{Power given to the Senate and House of Representatives to}

_POWER _{create and enact laws.}

_{CONTEMPT OF COURT} _{Disobedience or disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body.}

_CONTRARY _{Opposing or opposite view.}

_CURRICULUM _{Educational plan which outlines subject matter to be taught in school.}

_DEROGATORY _{Belittling or making fun of something or someone.}

_DESCEND _{Go down from a high degree.}

_DIGNIFIED _{Having character; often admired.}

_{DISCRIMINATION} _{Act of not treating everyone alike, because of their social or economic class, or race.}

_DOCTRINE _{Principle of law established through past decisions.}

_{DUE PROCESS} _{Constitutional right which guarantees everyone fair treatment by the law.}

_EMPHATICALLY _{Said or done with emphasis.}

_EQUIVALENT _{Divided in same amounts.}

_{ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE} _{Found in First Amendment. Denies Congress the right to make laws respecting any religion.}

_EXCLUDE _{Shut out.}

_{EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE} _{Privileges and powers granted to the President of the United States.}

_EXORBITANT _{Going beyond what is expected; excessive.}

_{EX PARTE} _{An action brought by one person without opposition.}

_IMMIGRANT _{Someone who is not a native.}

_INADMISSIBLE _{Not allowed in.}

_{INCRIMINATING} _{That which indicates guilt.}

_INFERIOR _{Not as good.}

_INFRINGEMENT _{Violation of a law, regulation, or right.}

_{INHERENTLY UNEQUAL} _{Existing only to be unequal.}

_INJUNCTION _{Legal process issued by a court requiring a person to refrain from doing, or from continuing to do, a certain act.}

_{INSUBORDINATE} _{Unwilling to submit to authority.}

_INTERROGATED _{To be asked questions.}

_INTERSTATE _{Between two or more states.}

_{INTRASTATE COMMERCE} _{Commerce within a state.}

_{JUDICIAL REVIEW} _{Review of proceedings that have taken place in a court.}

_LIBEL _{Any false written statement tending to ruin a reputation.}

_MONOPOLY _{Commodity completely controlled by a person or group of persons.}

_MUTINY _{Revolt against someone or something of authority.}

_NATIONALISM _{A love and pride of one's country.}

_{NONDENOMINATIONAL} _{No religious affiliation.}

_OBSTRUCTING _{Blocking or hindering.}

_PERMISSIBLE _{Permitted or allowed.}

_{PETTY LARCENY} _{Taking of property of small value; usually a misdemeanor.}

_{REASONABLENESS} _{Neither extreme nor excessive.}

_RESTRAINTS _{Limitations; holding back from action.}

_SABOTAGE _{Willful destruction of war or national defense material.}

_SEGREGATION _{Separation of races.}

_{SEPARATE BUT EQUAL} _{Phrase which implied that it was acceptable to segregate races provided that the races are treated equally.}

_{SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE} _{Guidelines set up to keep religion out of government and insure equal treatment of the people.}

_SOCIALISM _{Economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership of the means of production.}

_STATUTE _{Law enacted by the legislative branch of the government.}

_SUBORDINATE _{Place in a lower class or rank.}

_SUBSTANTIAL _{Solid; firm; having real properties.}

_SUBSTANTIVE _{Having a real existence; actual.}

_{SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS} _{Freedoms, legal process, and equal opportunity guaranteed all persons in the United States.}

_SUPPRESSION _{Act of holding back.}

_TANGIBLE _{Having physical form; can be touched and seen.}

_TREASON _{Act committed against one's country.}

_TRIVIAL _{Of little worth.}

_UNANIMOUSLY _{Everyone agreeing.}

_{UNCONSTITUTIONAL} _{That which is in violation of a law or right stated in the Constitution of the United States.}

_UNITARY _{Having to do with a single thing.}

_VAGUE _Unclear.

_WRIT _{Formal document.}

_{WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS} _{Document obtained by a lawyer demanding a defendant be formally charged or released from arrest.}

_Term	_Definition
_ABRIDGE	_Shorten.
_ABRIDGEMENT	_{Reduced version of the original.}
_ADVOCATE	_{Defend and support something; offer legal assistance.}
_AFFIRM	_{Declare something is TRUE; to support a decision from a lower court.}
_AFFIRMATIVE	_{Agree with or accept.}
_ANTISEMITIC	_{Hostility directed against Jews.}
_ASCEND	_Rise.
_{CAPITAL OFFENSE}	_{Crime punishable by the death penalty.}
_CERTIORARI	_{Written order from an appellate court for the lower court to send the appeals court the records of a case.}
_COMPELLING	_Convincing.
_{CONGRESSIONAL}	_{Power given to the Senate and House of Representatives to}
_POWER	_{create and enact laws.}
_{CONTEMPT OF COURT}	_{Disobedience or disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body.}
_CONTRARY	_{Opposing or opposite view.}
_CURRICULUM	_{Educational plan which outlines subject matter to be taught in school.}
_DEROGATORY	_{Belittling or making fun of something or someone.}
_DESCEND	_{Go down from a high degree.}
_DIGNIFIED	_{Having character; often admired.}
_{DISCRIMINATION}	_{Act of not treating everyone alike, because of their social or economic class, or race.}
_DOCTRINE	_{Principle of law established through past decisions.}
_{DUE PROCESS}	_{Constitutional right which guarantees everyone fair treatment by the law.}
_EMPHATICALLY	_{Said or done with emphasis.}
_EQUIVALENT	_{Divided in same amounts.}
_{ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE}	_{Found in First Amendment. Denies Congress the right to make laws respecting any religion.}
_EXCLUDE	_{Shut out.}
_{EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE}	_{Privileges and powers granted to the President of the United States.}
_EXORBITANT	_{Going beyond what is expected; excessive.}
_{EX PARTE}	_{An action brought by one person without opposition.}
_IMMIGRANT	_{Someone who is not a native.}
_INADMISSIBLE	_{Not allowed in.}
_{INCRIMINATING}	_{That which indicates guilt.}
_INFERIOR	_{Not as good.}
_INFRINGEMENT	_{Violation of a law, regulation, or right.}
_{INHERENTLY UNEQUAL}	_{Existing only to be unequal.}
_INJUNCTION	_{Legal process issued by a court requiring a person to refrain from doing, or from continuing to do, a certain act.}
_{INSUBORDINATE}	_{Unwilling to submit to authority.}
_INTERROGATED	_{To be asked questions.}
_INTERSTATE	_{Between two or more states.}
_{INTRASTATE COMMERCE}	_{Commerce within a state.}
_{JUDICIAL REVIEW}	_{Review of proceedings that have taken place in a court.}
_LIBEL	_{Any false written statement tending to ruin a reputation.}
_MONOPOLY	_{Commodity completely controlled by a person or group of persons.}
_MUTINY	_{Revolt against someone or something of authority.}
_NATIONALISM	_{A love and pride of one's country.}
_{NONDENOMINATIONAL}	_{No religious affiliation.}
_OBSTRUCTING	_{Blocking or hindering.}
_PERMISSIBLE	_{Permitted or allowed.}
_{PETTY LARCENY}	_{Taking of property of small value; usually a misdemeanor.}
_{REASONABLENESS}	_{Neither extreme nor excessive.}
_RESTRAINTS	_{Limitations; holding back from action.}
_SABOTAGE	_{Willful destruction of war or national defense material.}
_SEGREGATION	_{Separation of races.}
_{SEPARATE BUT EQUAL}	_{Phrase which implied that it was acceptable to segregate races provided that the races are treated equally.}
_{SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE}	_{Guidelines set up to keep religion out of government and insure equal treatment of the people.}
_SOCIALISM	_{Economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership of the means of production.}
_STATUTE	_{Law enacted by the legislative branch of the government.}
_SUBORDINATE	_{Place in a lower class or rank.}
_SUBSTANTIAL	_{Solid; firm; having real properties.}
_SUBSTANTIVE	_{Having a real existence; actual.}
_{SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS}	_{Freedoms, legal process, and equal opportunity guaranteed all persons in the United States.}
_SUPPRESSION	_{Act of holding back.}
_TANGIBLE	_{Having physical form; can be touched and seen.}
_TREASON	_{Act committed against one's country.}
_TRIVIAL	_{Of little worth.}
_UNANIMOUSLY	_{Everyone agreeing.}
_{UNCONSTITUTIONAL}	_{That which is in violation of a law or right stated in the Constitution of the United States.}
_UNITARY	_{Having to do with a single thing.}
_VAGUE	_Unclear.
_WRIT	_{Formal document.}
_{WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS}	_{Document obtained by a lawyer demanding a defendant be formally charged or released from arrest.}