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