Legal Terminology Quiz: Accused, Acquittal, Admission

Accused – a person who has been ______ for or formally charged with a crime before the court

Acquittal - is a discharge after a trial, or an attempt to have one, upon the ______

The accused is acquitted because the evidence doesn't show his guilt beyond ______ doubt

Admission - any statement of fact made by a party against his interest or unfavorable to the conclusion for which he contends or is inconsistent with the facts alleged by him.The indirect acknowledgment of ______

Amnesty – is an act of sovereign power granting oblivion or general pardon for a past ______

Appeal - which refers to the right to seek the review by a superior court of the ______ rendered by the trial court

Arraignment - It is the formal mode and manner of implementing the constitutional right of an accused to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation ______ him/her

Arrest – is the taking of a person into ______ in order that he may be bound to answer for the commission of an offense

Bail - is the security given for the release of a person in ______ of the law

Bail is furnished by him or a bondsman, to guarantee his appearance before any ______ as required