Court Terms by Rodney Drechsler

4. A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public
5. A lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court. Also called prosecuting attorney
6. An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
10. thought plan to kill
16. A writ ordering a person to attend a court
17. A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
18. An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
19. Fully in agreement
21. A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by deat
22. A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged

1. a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict
2. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
3. the duty of proving a disputed charge
7. A worker, esp. a man, who supervises and directs other worker
8. more serious assault
9. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
11. is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial situation) before they are interrogated to inform them about their constitutional rights.
12. The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
13. an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use
14. A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law
15. close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
20. Cause Reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.)