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CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS
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Criminal Laws: They regulate public conduct and can only be brought by the government against a person charged with committing a crime.
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Prosecutor: District Attorney (DA) or Assistant District Attorney (ADA) represents the state by bringing charges against the defendant
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Pressing Charges: When the government makes a claim of wrongdoing; accuse or blame Once a person brings their claim before a law
enforcement agency, the state will decide whether there is enough evidence for an arrest
If a victim would like to drop charges against the defendant, the prosecutor may still proceed with the charges
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Criminal Charges may result in jail time, fines, penalties and probation
Two types of crimes: Felony- more serious crime, usually more
than one year in jail (murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, etc.)
Misdemeanor- Less serious crime, either no jail time or sentence is less than one year
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Civil Laws: Regulate relations between people (marriage, divorce, contracts, real estate, negligence, etc.)
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Lawsuit: A civil action in court between two or more people Damages: Money asked for or awarded
to a plaintiff in a lawsuit as a result of the defendant’s actions
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Compensatory- Money paid for physical/emotional harm that resulted in lost wages, medical bills, damage of property, pain and suffering
Punitive: Awards totaling more than the damage caused to punish the defendant for their behavior and as a warning for others to not do the same
Nominal: Not a lot of money, awarded to prove that the plaintiff’s claim was justified, even if they cannot prove economic harm