Legal Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Crown

Answer 1

The symbol for the prosectution because canada is still under British rule.

Question 2

Prosectution

Answer 2

the party instituting or conducting legal proceedings against someone in a lawsuit.
or
the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.

Question 3

Defendant

Answer 3

an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.

Question 4

Witness

Answer 4

a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.

Question 5

Jury

Answer 5

a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.

Question 6

Judge

Answer 6

a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.

Question 7

Charges

Answer 7

accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law.
or
an accusation, typically one formally made against a prisoner brought to trial.

Question 8

Law

Answer 8

the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Question 9

Rise

Answer 9

move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.
or
To stand

Question 10

Evidence

Answer 10

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

Question 11

Crime

Answer 11

an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.

Question 12

Court

Question 13

Council

Question 14

Innocent

Question 15

Guilty