Vocab 13.5 Flashcards
A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Judge
Lawyer who represents a person who is getting sued.
Defense attorney
An officer similar to a sheriff or sheriffs deputy implied to execute rights and processes make arrests keep order in the court etc.
Baillif
The public officer and a county district or other jurisdiction charged with caring on the prosecution and criminal proceedings
Prosecutor
A group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on the question or questions officially submitted to them
Jury
A StenoGrapher employed to record and transcribe an official verbatim record of the legal proceedings of the court
Court reporter
A person company etc. against him a clamber charged brought in a quart
Defendant
An individual who being present personally see is your perceives a thing of beholder spectator eyewitness a person to get a testimony as in a court of law.
Witness
A person who brings suit in a court.
Plantif
A person who is profession is to represent clients in a court of law or should advise her at her clients and other legal matters
Lawyers
The finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment
Verdict
Non-criminal lawsuit US you involving private property rights.
Civil case
A lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law for the defendant
Criminal case
A judicial decision given by a judge or court
Judgment
Illegal determination that a person who is been charged with the crime was innocent.
Acquittal
A request for a higher court to review A decision made by a lower court
Appeal
When the accused is brought before the court to hear the charges against him or her. They plead guilty or not guilty at this time.
Arraignment
The result of a criminal trial in which a person is found guilty.
Conviction
The questioning of a lawyer for the closing side.
Cross examination
The first questioning in a trial of a witness by the lawyer or who called the wetness
Direct examination
An accusation have a crime made against a person by grand jury upon the request of a prosecutor
Indictment
Crime made against a person by the prosecutor
Information
Trial that becomes invalid is essentially canceled because of a mistake in procedure
Mistrial
How are lawyer asked the judge to make a decision
Motion
The opposing side finds fault with the questions being asked the witness
Objection
The judge following an objection decides the questions may continue
Overruled
The judge filing an objection agrees that the line of questioning should not continue
Sustained
Hey verdict of guilty or not guilty he is handed down by the jury
Verdict
The punishment given to a person who is been convicted of a crime
Sentence
The way judges addressed in a court room
Your Honor
