Amicus Curiae Brief- a document submitted by an individual or government to aid in a lawsuit. Although the individual(s) or government has nothing to do with the lawsuit, the document helps the court gain information about the lawsuit.Beyond Reasonable Doubt- evidence showing that the accused has been found guilty or not guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt. The jurors are completely convinced that no stone has been unturned, and all the evidence, and their results, is satisfied to a moral certainty. In a criminal case, the accused has been found guilty on the basis that all the evidence the juror's have seen and reviewed is presented. Therefore, they are found guilty with no doubt. The nation or common wealth has established itself, and it is called Municipal Law. Civil Law- law concerned with civil or private rights and remedies. It is a law every city has established for itself. Criminal Law- law that has been established for preventing harm to society. It tells us which acts are criminal as well as setting the punishment for those criminal acts. It also includes the general principles of liability and the definition of specific offenses. Many criminal laws are usually arranged into criminal or penal codes.Defendant- a person who is providing relief or who recovery is taken from, or required to answer in a legal action or suit. It can also be the accused in a criminal case, which is trying to assure us of his or her innocence.Deposition- the interrogation of a witness where information is acquired before a trial. The testimony is documented to be used at the civil action or criminal prosecution trials. A way of gaining information by which one party asks question's of the other party, or of a witness of the other party.Judicial Activism- is when a judge makes a decision on a case for the public well being, and not on the basis of cases that may have set precedence on a similar case.Judicial Restraint- the opposite of judicial activi...
