12 Angry Men Flashcards
Premeditated homicide
First degree murder; a planned and purposeful murder
Charges
A formal accusation that a person has committed a crime
Reasonable dout
Proposition being presented by the prosecution must be proven to the extent that there could be no “reasonable dout” in the mind of “reasonable person” that the defendant is guilty
Unanimous
FULLY IN AGREEMENT
Grave Responsibility
Weighty burden, serious obligation
Double jeopardy
A person cannot be tried for the same crime twice
Slums
A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people
Prosecution
The slide that brings the case against a person accused of committing a crime
Defendant
In a court case, the person accused of a crime
Fifth Amendment
A defendant is not required to testify against himself or herself
Cross-examination
Close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
Monopoly
The exclusive possession, control, or exercise of something
Abstain
To choose not to vote either for or against a proposition or hominee
As Lib
Speak or perform in public without previously preparing ones words
Democracy
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected represent
Hung jury
A jury that is unable to agree on a verdict, the result of which is a mistrial
Conceivable
Capable of being imagined or grasped mentally
Mumbai jumbo
Language or ritual causing, or intending to cause confusion
Alibi
A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place
Allusion
A passing or casual reference
Metaphor
Comparing to unlike things without using the words like or as
Simile
Comparing two things with like or as
Idiom
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements
Direct characterization
Te process by which the personality of afictious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets
Indirect characterization
Personality of a fictions character is revealed through the characters speech, actions, appearance
Conflict
Struggle between opposing forces
Theme
Idea/ concept that is central focus to a story, the lesson the creator wants you to learn
Direct characterization
Te process by which the personality of afictious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets
Indirect characterization
Personality of a fictions character is revealed through the characters speech, actions, appearance
Conflict
Struggle between opposing forces
Theme
Idea/ concept that is central focus to a story, the lesson the creator wants you to learn
