Basic Terms 11

Question 1

case reporter

Answer 1

records oral proceedings in a trial

Question 2

transcript

Answer 2

a written, typewritten, or printed copy

Question 3

court report

Answer 3

an amount of the court’s decisions in a case

Question 4

burden of proof

Answer 4

establishing the truth in a legal dispute

Question 5

case-in-cheif

Answer 5

introducing evidence to prove allegations made

Question 6

admissible evidence

Answer 6

any testimonial, documentary, or tangible evidence that may be introduced to establish or to bolster a point put forth by a party to the proceeding

Question 7

relevant evidence

Answer 7

evidence introduced to proved or disprove an alleged fact

Question 8

testimonial evidence

Answer 8

oral testimony delivered under oath in open court

Question 9

direct evidence

Answer 9

testimonial evidence that describes something directly observed

Question 10

circumstantial evidence

Answer 10

facts from which the occurrence of an event may be reasonably inferred