Mock Trial Vocabulary

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  1. 4. the amount of money which a plaintiff may be awarded in a lawsuit
  2. 6. The sitting of a court, legislature, council, or commission for the transaction of its proper business.
  3. 7. A person who testifies under oath in a trial (or a deposition which may be used in a trial if the witness is not available) with first-hand or expert evidence useful in a lawsuit.
  4. 11. A court order requiring a person to do or cease doing a specific action.
  5. 13. a statement of claimed fact contained in a complaint, a criminal charge, or an affirmative defense
  6. 15. a formal legal meeting in which evidence about crimes, disagreements, etc., is presented to a judge and often a jury so that decisions can be made according to the law
  7. 17. A formally charged accusation of a serious crime.
  8. 18. Answer to a claim.
  9. 20. a written pleading filed by a defendant to respond to a complaint in a lawsuit filed and served upon that defendant
  10. 21. A formal document that orders a named individual to appear before a duly authorized body at a fixed time to give testimony.
  11. 23. the party who appeals a trial court decision that he/she has lost
  12. 25. This term applies to the questioning and interrogation of a witness where the witness is under oath in court.
  13. 28. the opportunity for the attorney to ask questions in court of a witness who has testified in a trial on behalf of the opposing party
  14. 32. Legal parties responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial.
  15. 33. The formal decision or finding made by a jury concerning the questions submitted to it during a trial.
  16. 34. The principle that an individual cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards.
  17. 35. a lawyer who is qualified to represent a client in court
  18. 37. lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsellor, counsellor-at-law, solicitor, barrister, advocate or proctor, licensed to practice law
  19. 39. the first questioning of a witness during a trial or deposition
  20. 41. An additional cross-examination of the witness.
  21. 46. An introductory statement made by the attorneys for each side at the start of a trial.
  22. 49. the procedure by which a person accused of committing a crime is charged, brought to trial, and judged
  23. 53. When the defendant is tried for the alleged crimes within a reasonable time after being arrested. Guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
  24. 56. the money or bond put up to secure the release of a person who has been charged with a crime
  25. 57. to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute
  26. 59. A generic term for any kind of copy, particularly an official or certified representation of the record of what took place in a court during a trial or other legal proceeding.
  27. 62. a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue
  28. 64. Any party to a lawsuit.
  29. 65. a court of appeals which hears appeals from lower court decisions
  30. 68. A person who brings a case against another.
  31. 69. A serious crime.
  32. 70. A statement that is prepared by a judge or court announcing the decision after a case is tried.
  33. 71. Statement of fact or a promise.
Down
  1. 1. a violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term in jail or prison, and/or a fine as possible penalties
  2. 2. The persons who are directly involved or interested in any act, affair, contract, transaction, or legal proceeding; opposing litigants.
  3. 3. A specific law, expressed in writing.
  4. 4. the party sued in a civil lawsuit or the party charged with a crime in a criminal prosecution
  5. 5. Rules and practices involved in resolving disputes in the court system.
  6. 8. to ask a higher court to reverse the decision of a trial court after final judgement or other legal ruling
  7. 9. a lawsuit in which one party sues another
  8. 10. the result of a criminal trial in which the defendant has been found guilty of a crime
  9. 12. Offenses lower than felonies and generally those punishable by fine, penalty, Forfeiture, or imprisonment other than in a penitentiary.
  10. 14. If the judge agrees he/she will rule "sustained," meaning the objection is approved and the question cannot be asked or answered.
  11. 15. a county official with the responsibility to determine the cause of death of anyone who dies violently, suddenly, or suspiciously
  12. 16. laws that deal with the rights of people rather than with crimes
  13. 19. The re-opening of an examination-in-chief after cross-examination, to cover matters that may have arisen during cross-examination.
  14. 22. Formal statement of the cause of an action or defense.
  15. 24. an examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death
  16. 26. A written notice for a person to appear before a court under penalty of having a judgment entered against that person for failing to appear.
  17. 27. To overthrow, invalidate, repeal, or revoke.
  18. 29. A formal protest raised in court.
  19. 30. Official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
  20. 31. to relieve from a charge of fault or crime
  21. 32. A jury of 12 persons impaneled to try and to decide finally upon the facts at issue in causes for trial in a court.
  22. 36. To send back (a case) to a lower court from which it was appealed, with instructions as to what further proceedings should be had.
  23. 38. A document or other object produced in a court as evidence.
  24. 40. A formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor, without the necessity of obtaining a grand jury indictment.
  25. 42. the final argument by an attorney on behalf of his/her client after all evidence has been produced for both sides
  26. 43. the hearing in which a person charged with a crime is arraigned in his or her first appearance before a judge
  27. 44. laws that concerns with the punishment of those who commit crimes
  28. 45. A trial open to the public.
  29. 47. A judicial examination and determination of facts and legal issues arising between parties to a civil or criminal action.
  30. 48. A trial of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which the case is presented to a jury and the factual questions and the final judgment are determined by a jury.
  31. 49. the first document filed with the court by a person or entity claiming legal rights against another
  32. 50. the private office of a judge, usually close to the courtroom so that the judge can enter the court from behind the bench and not encounter people on the way
  33. 51. a duty placed upon a civil or criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact
  34. 52. Any matter of fact that a party to a lawsuit offers to prove or disprove an issue in the case.
  35. 54. Oral evidence offered by a competent witness under oath, which is used to establish some fact or set of facts.
  36. 55. A panel of citizens that is convened by a court to decide whether it is appropriate for the government to indict someone suspected of a crime.
  37. 58. Presides over court proceedings, either above or as a panel of judges.
  38. 60. any written document in which the signer swears under oath before a notary public or someone authorized to take oaths, that the statements in the document are true
  39. 61. A decree of punishment.
  40. 63. a court official who keeps order in the courtroom and handles various errands for the judge and clerk
  41. 66. Rules of conduct approved and enforced by the government of and over a certain territory.
  42. 67. An expression, word, or phrase that has a fixed and known meaning in a particular art, science, or profession.