Legal Terms for To Kill a Mockingbird
Across
- 3. the locality from which a trial is held
- 4. a decision reached by a jury
- 6. open disrespect toward the authority of the court of law
- 9. the chief law officer in a city, town or government
- 10. to speak as a witness under oath
- 11. the judgement of a jury that a person is not guilty
- 13. statements, documents, and objects admissable as testimony
- 15. a legal writ requiring one's appearance in court
Down
- 1. to request a transfer of a case to a higher court for a new trial
- 2. one against whom an action is brought
- 5. a declaration of fact given before a court
- 6. to question a witness already examined by the opposing side
- 7. to initiate legal or court action against someone
- 8. to find guilty by verdict of court
- 12. one engaged in a lawsuit
- 14. a body of persons sworn to hear a case and hand down a verdict