12 Angry Men Flashcards
Acquit
Free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
Alibi
A piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when a criminal act is alleged to have taken place.
Convict
Declare someone to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
Coroner
An official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths
Cross-Examine
Question a witness called by the other party in a court of law to discredit or undercut testimony already given
Death Penalty
The punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime
Defendant
An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
Deliberate(v.)
Engage in long and careful consideration
Double Jeopardy
The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
Foreman
A juror who supervises and directs other jurors.
Homicide
The killing of one by another
Hung Jury
A jury that is unable to reach a verdict by the required voting margin, resulting in a mistrial.
Jury of one’s peers
The right to a trial by an impartial jury chosen from a cross-section of the community
Perjury
The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
Plead the Fifth (Amendment)
Exercising their right to remain silent and not incriminate themselves.
Premeditate
Think out or plan beforehand.
Presumption of innocence
Every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty.
Reasonable doubt
Standard of proof required to validate a criminal conviction in most adversarial legal systems.
Sentence/sentencing
The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
Stereotyping
Basing the way you act/feel towards a certain group
Unanimous
Two or more people fully in agreement.
Verdict
A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
Bigot
A person who is unreasonably attached to a belief or opinion, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.
El elevated train
A railway that runs on a raised track above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure.
Mugging
An act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place.
Tenement
A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
Antagonize
Cause someone to become hostile or angry.
Belligerently
A desire to fight or argue, or in a way that relates to fighting a war.
Bickering
Argue about petty and trivial matters.
Discrepancy
A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
Preliminary
Denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.
Rapport
A close relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well.
Refugee
A person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Sadist
A person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or humiliation on others.
