Legal Terms and Court Procedures

Legal Terms

• Acquittal: A jury or judge's decision declaring a person not guilty.
• Appeal: Requesting a new trial in a higher court.
• Contempt: Showing disrespect towards the court or its officers.

Court Proceedings

• Convict: A person found guilty by a court verdict.
• Cross-Examination: Questioning a witness by the opposing side.
• Defendant: The person accused of a crime.
• Evidence: Admissible statements, documents, and objects used as testimony.
• Jury: A group of people sworn in to hear a case and make a verdict.
• Litigant: A person involved in a lawsuit.

Legal Roles

• Prosecute: Beginning legal action against someone.
• Solicitor: An old-fashioned term for a city/town's chief law officer.
• Subpoena: A legal order requiring a person to testify or produce evidence.

Witness Testimony

• Testify: A witness's sworn oath to tell the truth.
• Testimony: A witness's statements and answers given on the stand.
• Verdict: The decision reached by the jury in a trial.

Trial Logistics

• Venue: The location where the trial is held.

Legal Terms

• Acquittal: A jury or judge's decision declaring a person not guilty.
• Appeal: Requesting a new trial in a higher court.
• Contempt: Showing disrespect towards the court or its officers.

Court Proceedings

• Convict: A person found guilty by a court verdict.
• Cross-Examination: Questioning a witness by the opposing side.
• Defendant: The person accused of a crime.
• Evidence: Admissible statements, documents, and objects used as testimony.
• Jury: A group of people sworn in to hear a case and make a verdict.
• Litigant: A person involved in a lawsuit.

Legal Roles

• Prosecute: Beginning legal action against someone.
• Solicitor: An old-fashioned term for a city/town's chief law officer.
• Subpoena: A legal order requiring a person to testify or produce evidence.

Witness Testimony

• Testify: A witness's sworn oath to tell the truth.
• Testimony: A witness's statements and answers given on the stand.
• Verdict: The decision reached by the jury in a trial.

Trial Logistics

• Venue: The location where the trial is held.

Legal Terms

• Acquittal: A jury or judge's decision declaring a person not guilty.
• Appeal: Requesting a new trial in a higher court.
• Contempt: Showing disrespect towards the court or its officers.

Court Proceedings

• Convict: A person found guilty by a court verdict.
• Cross-Examination: Questioning a witness by the opposing side.
• Defendant: The person accused of a crime.
• Evidence: Admissible statements, documents, and objects used as testimony.
• Jury: A group of people sworn in to hear a case and make a verdict.
• Litigant: A person involved in a lawsuit.

Legal Roles

• Prosecute: Beginning legal action against someone.
• Solicitor: An old-fashioned term for a city/town's chief law officer.
• Subpoena: A legal order requiring a person to testify or produce evidence.

Witness Testimony

• Testify: A witness's sworn oath to tell the truth.
• Testimony: A witness's statements and answers given on the stand.
• Verdict: The decision reached by the jury in a trial.

Trial Logistics

• Venue: The location where the trial is held.

Vocabulary Building

• Judiciously means using sound judgment, implying careful consideration in decision-making.
• Evasion refers to the act of avoiding or escaping responsibility, often in a secretive manner.
• Benign describes something gentle, kind, and harmless, often used to describe a non-threatening medical condition.
• A vigil is an act of keeping watch, often nocturnal, and can be a sign of devotion or respect.
• Unfathomable describes something that is incapable of being fully understood or grasped, often due to complexity.
• Inconspicuous refers to something or someone that is easy to miss or overlook.
• Austere describes someone or something that is strict, severe, or simple.
• Pensive describes a state of being in deep or serious thought, often with a hint of sadness.
• Futility refers to the quality of being pointless or useless, often describing a futile effort.
• Eccentricities are qualities that are out of the ordinary, often quirky or unusual.
• Mollify means to soothe or calm someone, often in a difficult situation.
• Expunge means to delete permanently, often referring to the removal of unwanted data.
• Contraband refers to banned goods or objects, often smuggled or illegally obtained.
• Acquit means to free someone from charges or accusations, often implying innocence.
• Fatalistic describes the belief that things are predetermined and unchangeable, often leading to a sense of resignation.
• Furtive describes secretive or stealthy behavior, often implying dishonest intentions.
• Veneer refers to a thin layer covering something, often superficial or deceptive.
• Muse means to be absorbed in thought, often in a creative or contemplative state.
• Incantations refer to words spoken as a magic spell, often in a ritualistic context.
• Sedative refers to a medicine used to induce sleep or relaxation.