Courtroom Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Questioning of your own witness
  2. 9. Lawyer’s first speech outlining the case
  3. 11. Responsibility for proving a claim in court
  4. 12. Person who gives sworn information in court
  5. 14. Lawyer’s final summary of the case
  6. 16. Judge rejects an objection
  7. 17. Formal accusation of a crime
  8. 20. evidence Indirect evidence that suggests a fact
  9. 22. Government side that brings criminal charges
  10. 23. Formal protest to a question or evidence
Down
  1. 1. Information used to prove or disprove facts
  2. 2. Claim of wrongdoing that has not been proven
  3. 4. Questioning of the opposing side’s witness
  4. 5. Sworn statement given by a witness
  5. 6. Jury’s final decision in a case
  6. 7. Person who runs the courtroom and rules on objections
  7. 8. Judge agrees with an objection
  8. 10. Highest standard of proof in a criminal trial
  9. 13. What a person meant or planned to do
  10. 14. How believable a witness seems
  11. 15. Person accused of committing a crime
  12. 18. Group of citizens who decide the facts and verdict
  13. 19. Helping or encouraging someone commit a crime
  14. 21. of innocence Defendant is innocent until proven guilty