MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS:

  MEANINGS / DEFINITIONS :

Judicial system  –Number of courts that a citizen can approach when a law is broken .

Violation  – Breaking of laws .

Separation of power  – Power of the state and the power of the judiciary are separate .

Acquit  – The court declaring that a person is not guilty of the crime .

Civil law Deals with matters like money, property, etc .

Criminal law  Deals with cases of robbery, murder, etc .

Disputes − Disagreements

Lodging − Staying

Modify − To change for the better

Approach − Come to it

Upholding the law − Supporting the law

Appellate − Dealing with decisions to be reversed in courts

Creed − System of religious belief

Prejudices − the opinion not based on reasoning

Authority − Someone in power

Constitution − A body of fundamental principles