Law Vocabulary 2
Across
- 3. offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
- 4. A promise to tell the truth
- 5. the person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit
- 7. A protest by an attorney, challenging a statement or question made at trial
- 9. in a criminal case, the defendant's statement "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges in open court
- 13. questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side
- 14. a judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant
- 15. in a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime
Down
- 1. large group of 2 to 12 citizens randomly selected and decides whether the accused is guilty or not
- 2. court order requiring the witness to appear in court on a certain date to give evidence
- 6. typed record of everything said in court during a trial
- 8. government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts
- 10. to charge someone with a crime
- 11. information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to prove a fact
- 12. government entity authorized to resolve legal disputes