Court terms Flashcards
Rebuttal
Act of refuting by evidence or argument in court of law
Convict
Find guilty of a crime
Deliberate
To consult or confer formally in order to reach a verdicts
Credibility
The quality of being believable or worthy of trust.
Beyond reasonable doubt
Convince as true to the extent that a reasonable person would accept the judgment.
Aliege
To assert without proof
Decree
Law a judicial decision or order
Precedent
Law, a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule
Juror
One of a group of persons sworn to deliver a verdict in a case submitted to them; member of a jury
Jury
A group selected according to law and sworn to inquire into or determine the facts concerning a cause or an accusation submitted to them and to render a verdict in court
District attorney
An officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a district
Court reporter
A stenographer employer to record and transcribe an official verbatim record of the legal proceedings of a court
Informant
A person who supplies social or cultural data in answer to the question or an investigator
Bailiff
An officer, similar to a sheriff or a sheriff’s deputy, employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests, keep in the court.
Judge
A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrated district.
