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Articles from the Constitution

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abridge
verb (used with
shorten while retaining the basic contents
articles
noun
stipulations within the Constitution explaining government powers
bail
noun
property or money given to ensure a person released from custody will return at an appointed time
common law
noun
law system from England that's unwritten and based on custom
compulsory process
noun
right of a defendant to have a court compel the appearance of material witnesses
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consent
verb (used with
permit, approve or agree
counsel
noun
advocate in a cause before court
double jeopardy
noun
subjecting a person to a second trial over the same offense the person was tried for previously
due process
noun
administration of laws, which afford legal rights to citizens and conform to legal principles
extradition
noun
surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice by one state, nation, or authority to another
immunity
noun
exemption from criminal prosecution, legal liability and punishment
incriminate
verb (used with
accuse of a crime or implicate
law of the land
noun
established law of a nation
proposal
noun
suggesting something for acceptance and adoption
quarter
noun
one of the four equal parts such one fourth of a year
ratification
noun
confirming by expressing consent, approval or formally sanctioning
reserved power
noun
powers not expressly delegated to the federal government nor expressly prohibited to the states
suffrage
noun
right to vote in political elections
unanimous
adjective
in complete agreement

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