Legal Terms and Court Procedures
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What is the term for finding a person guilty by verdict of a court?

  • Appeal
  • Acquittal
  • Convict (correct)
  • Contempt

    • What is the purpose of a subpoena?

  • To request a new trial
  • To legally require someone to testify (correct)
  • To question a witness
  • To prosecute someone

    • What is the term for the location where a trial is held?

  • Court
  • Venue (correct)
  • Jury
  • Trial

    • What is the term for the decision reached by the jury?

    <p>Verdict</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a person who is being accused?

    <p>Defendant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for questioning a witness by the opposing side?

    <p>Cross-Examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean when a jury or judge decides that a person is free?

    <p>Acquittal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for requesting a transfer of a case to a higher court for a new trial?

    <p>Appeal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the statements, documents, and objects admissible as testimony?

    <p>Evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a group of people sworn in to hear a case and make a verdict?

    <p>Jury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for being a witness after swearing an oath to tell the truth?

    <p>Testify</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for disrespect towards a court or the legal process?

    <p>Contempt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a legal order requiring someone to testify?

    <p>Subpoena</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the chief law officer of a city or town?

    <p>Solicitor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the statements and answers given by a witness?

    <p>Testimony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is involved in a lawsuit?

    <p>Litigant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for beginning legal action against someone?

    <p>Prosecute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for disrespect towards a court or the legal process?

    <p>Contempt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to be judicious?

    <p>To be using sound judgment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'benign'?

    <p>Gentle, kind, and harmless</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to be pensive?

    <p>To be in deep or serious thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'furtive'?

    <p>Secretive and stealthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a sedative?

    <p>To induce a sleep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'muse'?

    <p>To be absorbed in thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

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