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jury

Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact... Read More

jury instructions

A judge's directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply... Read More

jury pool

The group of people from which the actual jury is chosen... Read More

just chill

Street name, slang, or code word for synthetic cannabinoids... Read More

justice

An ethical principle pertaining to fairness in the distribution of burdens and benefits... Read More

juvenile court

A court of law that has jurisdiction over cases involving children under a specific age, usually 18... Read More

juvenile delinquency

A criminal violation committed prior to the age of 18... Read More

juvenile justice record

Official records of juvenile justice adjudications... Read More

juvenile life without parole

A prison sentence that comprises a person’s entire natural life, without the possibility of release, for an offense committed before the age of 18... Read More

juvenile record

Records kept by the juvenile court with information and documents relevant to a youth’s delinquency charges, including information from the police, the probation department, a youth’s school, and health care and treatment providers... Read More

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