Vocab Magistrates' Court Flashcards
the team opposing the defence
the prosecution
the area where the defendant stands in the Magistrates’ Court when answering the charges?
the dock
the person whose duty is to allow people in and out of the court?
the usher
a statement made by the person who’s accused of a crime
a plea
the fully trained personal who sits at the MC
a district judge
the punishment given by a court
a sentence
the position of the magistrate + the place where that person sits?
the bench
official meeting at which the facts about a crime are presented to a group of people who will decide what action to take?
a hearing
the area at the back where the people/the press can sit
the public gallery
legal advisor to the justices / magistrates
clerk
If the prosecution cannot prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, the case has to be
dismissed
evidence that can be allowed in court
admissible
trial which treats people equally
a fair trial
a formal promise that what is said is true
an oath
an official decision in court that a person is not guilty of a crime
an acquittal
type of question that suggests an answer
a leading question
To question someone carefully and thoroughly about answers that have already been given
to cross-examine
An official list, often arranged in alphabetical order
a listing sheet
To say that a trial should not continue due to a lack of evidence
to dismiss a trial
to make sure that stg happens
to ensure
to present to the court
to put before the court
to go where som is and bring them back
to fetch
Things that are shown in court to prove that somebody is guilty or not
exhibits
To question whether a statement is right
to challenge
