Court Systems Vocab Terms

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  1. 4. when a jury is unable to reach a verdict and there must be a new trial with a new jury
  2. 6. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place
  3. 8. a person whose occupation is to capture the live testimony in proceedings using a stenographic machine or a stenomask
  4. 11. a statement of what the evidence will show; it is not an argument
  5. 14. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
  6. 15. an official appointed or sworn to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
  7. 16. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense
  8. 17. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
  9. 18. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
  10. 20. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court
  11. 21. records and keeps records pertaining to the county courts, county courts at law, real and personal property, and personal records
  12. 23. a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
  13. 25. In court, it refers to a process of determining whether a juror can serve fairly and impartially in a given case by asking the juror various questions
  14. 26. the punishment given to a person convicted of a crime
  15. 27. he objection is approved and the question cannot be asked or answered
  16. 29. A grand jury focuses on preliminary criminal matters only and assesses evidence presented by a prosecutor to determine whether there is “probable cause” to believe an individual committed a crime and should be put on trial
  17. 30. a person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor
  18. 31. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
Down
  1. 1. the attorney representing the defendant in a law suit or criminal prosecution.
  2. 2. the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge or extend testimony already given
  3. 3. a civilian officer who administers the law
  4. 4. the method used to speak to the judge about a matter in your case
  5. 5. formal protest to evidence, argument, or questions that are in violation of the rules of evidence or other procedural law
  6. 7. an official appointed or sworn to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on parole
  7. 9. when a judge rules against an objection made in court
  8. 10. a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
  9. 12. a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution
  10. 13. an official in a court of law who keeps order or looks after prisoners
  11. 17. the questioning of a witness by the party that has called that witness to give evidence, in order to support the case that is being made
  12. 19. Collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, and other fees that benefit more than 20 agencies at the state and local levels
  13. 22. the opportunity for each party to remind jurors about key evidence presented and to persuade them to adopt an interpretation favorable to their position
  14. 24. to manage, direct, supervise, coordinate and plan the operations of courts and to assist the judiciary in making certain decisions, except those judicial decisions required by law to be made by judges
  15. 28. the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions