Forensics Vocab 1

Civil Law

civil law is the legal branch that covers private rights rather than crime.

Criminal Law

A system of rules that defines public crime, its punishment handles accused

Misdemeanor

A lesser crime punishable by a fine county jail time up two year

Felony

A serious crime that is punished by a prison term of more than a year or even by death

Probable cause

A reasonable believe based on facts or evidence that a crime been or is being committed

Miranda rights

warning/rights police must read to a person in custody

Expert witness

A witness that has advanced knowledge skill or training in a skill

Admissible

Allowed accepted or permitted

Corroborate

To back up support or prove another person story/claim

Exonerate

To officially prove someone not guilty of a crime

Probative Value

How will a piece of evidence helps prove or disprove a fact