unit2

Question 1

panic

Answer 1

sudden fear or anxiety

Question 2

inadequate

Answer 2

insufficient

Question 3

fudge

Answer 3

cover up

Question 4

discerning

Answer 4

judicious, enlightened

Question 5

graciously

Answer 5

pleasantly and kindly

Question 6

faking

Answer 6

pretending, false

Question 7

extricate

Answer 7

withdraw, free

Question 8

acknowledge

Answer 8

accept, confess

Question 9

strategy

Answer 9

plan of action

Question 10

wrought

Answer 10

made or fashioned in a specified way

Question 11

dwell

Answer 11

live in or at a specified place

Question 12

ample

Answer 12

enough

Question 13

attain

Answer 13

succeed in achieving

Question 14

turret

Answer 14

a small tower at the corner of a castle wall

Question 15

one who studies stars and other spatial phenomena

Answer 15

astronomer

Question 16

one who studies plant life

Answer 16

botanist

Question 17

one who studies insect life

Answer 17

entomologist

Question 18

collector of books

Answer 18

bibliophile

Question 19

one who does charity

Answer 19

philanthropist

Question 20

ad hoc

Answer 20

for this purpose

Question 21

sine die

Answer 21

without assigning a day

Question 22

alma mater

Answer 22

school or college that one formerly attended

Question 23

sub judice

Answer 23

still under judicial consideration

Question 24

eureka

Answer 24

i have found it

Question 25

extempore

Answer 25

without preparation

Question 26

habeas corpus

Answer 26

writ to bring someone to court

Question 27

incognito

Answer 27

in disguise

Question 28

modus operandi

Answer 28

mode of working

Question 29

prima facie

Answer 29

at first glance

Question 30

caveat

Answer 30

hint of caution

Question 31

what is role play

Answer 31

an activity in which people do and say things while pretending to be someone else or while pretending to be in a particular situation.

Question 32

Oath

Answer 32

a promise to tell the
truth

Question 33

Warrant

Answer 33

a written order
directing the arrest
of a party

Question 34

Plaintiff

Answer 34

the person who files
the complaint in a
lawsuit

Question 35

chambers

Answer 35

judges office

Question 36

affidavit

Answer 36

a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.

Question 37

bench trial

Answer 37

trial without jury in which a judge decides the facts

Question 38

juror

Answer 38

a person who is on the jury

Question 39

cross examine

Answer 39

questioning of
a witness by the
attorney

Question 40

allegation

Answer 40

claim without proof,
that someone has
done something
illegal

Question 41

continuance

Answer 41

put off trial until another time

Question 42

docket

Answer 42

documentation of what happens during a court case and all its proceedings

Question 43

bail

Answer 43

amount of bond money paid to the court to guarantee the defendant’s attendance at court

Question 44

conviction

Answer 44

judgement of guilt
against a criminal defendant

Question 45

impeachment

Answer 45

The process of calling a witness’s testimony into doubt or a constitutional process whereby high officials are accused of misconduct

Question 46

indictment

Answer 46

formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime

Question 47

jurisdiction

Answer 47

legal authority of a court to hear and
decide a certain type of case

Question 48

prosecute

Answer 48

to charge someone with a crime

Question 49

verdict

Answer 49

decision of a jury and judge that determines the final outcome of a civil case

Question 50

counsel

Answer 50

legal advice

Question 51

summons

Answer 51

document notifying a defendant that he is required at court