Basics

Question 1

Represented by the symbol pi, this person starts the legal process by filing papers against #2

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Plaintiff

Question 2

Represented by the symbol 🔺, this person is accused of “breaking the law“ by #1

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Defendant

Question 3

1 and #2 are also called this, a general name for those involved in a legal process

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Party

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A general name for “a public officer who administers justice in a court of law“

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Judge

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Titel given to judges of the federal Supreme Court sind most state supreme courts

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Justice

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A minor official or officer with limited judicial authority. He or she “presides over“ minor cases. In the UK they are non-lawyer Volunteers, in the USA they are former attorneys

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Magistrate

Question 7

The person a lawyer represents in a lawsuit. A lawyer refers to this person as my …

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Client

Question 8

Used for the parties involved in a trail

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Litigant

Question 9

The general (official) title for lawyers in the USA, you say “… Smith”

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Attorney of law

“ Atty Smith“

Question 10

A very polite way of addressing a fellow lawyer

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Brother/sister at the bar

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The name used for one who is not part of a particular profession

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Layman

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The general form of address between lawyers . No “surname“ is added

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Counsetor

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In the USA, a person trained to assist lawyer in their daily work, a legal secretary

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Paralegal

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The general common name for English lawyers, they can normally only appear in lower courts and spend most of there time as “transactional lawyers outside” of court

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Solicitor

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The general common name for English lawyers who specialise in trail litigation. They wear a black robe, high collar, and horsehair wig. They have the exclusive power to appear in the appeal and supreme courts of England

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Barrister

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Someone who sees something happen, often giving evidence of what they saw or know in court under oath

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Witness

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Bureaucracy ( Bürokratie)

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A read tape

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To refuse to answer questions about a crime

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To plead the fifth

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Still not sure of an outcome

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The jury is still out

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Important/powerful person

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Big wig

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Unfair treatment or procedure

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Kangaroo court

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Illegal acts done by professional

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White collar crime

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A nickname for a lawyer

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An ambulance chaser

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Someone with a good legal mind

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A legal eagle

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No agreement could be reached

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Hung jury

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The questioning of a witness

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Examine

Question 27

When a witness speaks in court under oath, he or she gives ...

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Testimany

Question 28

A series of related questions asked a witness is known as a ... of questioning

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Line

Question 29

If the opposing side finds fault with the question being asked the witness, they stand up and say ... your honor

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Objection

Question 30

If the judge, following #2 decides the question can be asked, the judge says this

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Overruled

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If the judge, following #2 agrees that the question cannot be asked, the judge says this

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Sustained

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Proof of facts , in the form of documents, objects, testimony "submitted” to the court in order for the judge/jury to understand the facts of the case

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Evidence

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If it’s clear that the item in #7 is allowed under the law, it is marked by the clerk as this. This means that the judge/jury can look at the item and use it help them make their decisions

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Full

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It the item in #7 is not allowed under the law, it is marked by the clerk as this. This means that the judge/jury cannot look at the item and use it the help them make their decision

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Identification

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The court takes a temporary break

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Recess

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The court ends for a day, or the end of the entire trail/hearing

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Adjourn

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A trial that becomes invalid is essentially cancelled, because of a mistake in procedure or other problem

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Mistrial

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When the court removes a legal action because it finds no legal grounds to grant it

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Dismiss

Question 39

A request for a higher court to review a decision made by a lower court

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Appeal

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An act that embarrasses, hinders, or obstructs the courts administration of justice

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Contempt

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The decision of the jury on an issue of fact

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Finding

Question 42

Decisions, judgment handed down by the court

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Ruling

Question 43

The begin a legal action an attorney files a ...

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Complaint

Question 44

She then has to "serve ...” on other party

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Process

Question 45

The document is called a ...

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Summons

Question 46

The best way is ... service, which means the defendant is given the papers face to face

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In hand

Question 47

The second most common option is ... service, which is when the papers are left at the person home or business

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Abode

Question 48

If neither of the above is possible, the service Methode of last resort is ..., which means a notice of the ... lawsuit is printed in the local newspaper

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Publication | Pending

Question 49

The next step, the defendant to the ... files a | ...

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Action | Answer

Question 50

Once this is done, the lawsuit can proceed. If this document is not filed, the the defendant gets a ... judgement ... against him

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Default | Entered

Question 51

In order to gather information for the lawsuit, it is important to get certain information from the other ...

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Party

Question 52

The process of gathering this information to prepare for a lawsuit is called ...

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Discovery

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In order to do this, the other party or a potential ... might have to be asked questions

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Witness

Question 54

Therefore you have to ... the other party, thus this process is called "taking a ...”

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Depose | Deposition

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During this process both attorneys are present and an official record, or ..., is written down

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Transcript

Question 56

Often before the trail the parties need the court to make certain decisions. In order to do this, the attorney files/orally makes a ...

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Motion

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The parties then usually come to the court for a ..., which is like a mini-trial

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Hearing

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After hearing the evidence, the court might make a ruling from the ... or might request that the attorneys "submit ...”

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Bench | Briefs

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Sometimes the ... decides that the parties do not need to appear in court, then the judge " take it on the ...”

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Court | Papers

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In order to promote " ... efficiency”, all ... matters are heard at the same time

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Judicial | Outstanding

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In order to try ... the case, the court usually asks the parties to appear in court before the trial

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Settle

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This is called a ...

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Pretrial

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The attorneys meet with a judge in ..., the judges private office, and discuss the case

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Chamber

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If the judge is able to "... a deal” between the parties, the parties ... the case

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Broker | Withdraw

Question 65

If they cannot come to an agreement, the case then is given a ...

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Trial date

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If no compromise can be found, the matter goes to trail and is ....

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Litigated

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Initiation of lawsuit until first day of trail

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1. You decide to take the case, and receive initial retainer ( deposit of money ) from client 2. file complaint 3. Service of process 4. Answer by defendant 5. pretrial motions field 6. Pretrial hearings 7. pretrial ( with judge ) 8. voir dire 9. jury impaneled

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Beginning to end of the trial process

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10. Swearing in of jury 11. Plaintiffs opening argument 12. verdict 13. Plaintiffs first witness 14. defendants cross of plaintiffs witness 15. Plaintiff redirect 16. Plaintiff rests 17. Defendant calls first witness 18. Plaintiffs cross examination 19. defendants redirect 20. Defendant rests 21. Plaintiffs closing argument 22. Defendants closing argument 23. Plaintiffs closing answer 24. Jury charged = told the law 25. Jury deliberation 26. Verdict 27. Jury released