Courtroom work group vocabulary
Across
- 2. a trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings
- 7. the questioning of a witness by the party that had
- 8. formal protest raised by a party during a proceeding to challenge the admissibility of evidence
- 14. a person employed to transcribe speech from legal proceedings
- 18. official in charge of maintaining records and managing the administrative aspects of the districts courts
- 19. request made by a party in a case asking the court to issue a ruling on a specific issue
- 20. a person appointed to supervise offenders who are on probation
- 22. a public official who institutes legal proceedings against someone
- 23. formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense
- 24. a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted in court
- 27. to reject or reverse a previous decision or ruling
- 30. a judge's ruling on an objection during a trial
Down
- 1. a professional in the criminal justice system who supervises individuals released from prison or parole
- 3. to bring a defendant before a judge to hear the charges and to plead guilty or not
- 4. group of citizens selected by a judge to investigate potential criminal activity and determine if there's enough evidence to accuse some one of a felony
- 5. elected county official who is responsible for local elections and maintaining public records
- 6. the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge testimony already given
- 9. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
- 10. a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged
- 11. jury's spoke-person or leader during deliberations
- 12. a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or inquest
- 13. a judicial officer who presides over certain types of proceedings, has limited authority compared to judge
- 15. a person who sees an event take place
- 16. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
- 17. an individual or company/ organization sued or accused in a court of law
- 21. professional who supports a judge in managing the administrative aspects of a court
- 24. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
- 25. a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror by a judge or counsel
- 26. official in a court of law who keeps order and looks after prisoners
- 28. a person who brings a case against another in a court of law
- 29. attorney, a lawyer who represents individuals accused of wrongdoing in legal proceedings