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- 3. - the jury members who speaks for the body as a whole
- 5. corpus - a judicial order, demanding someone to be present in court to determine if they are legitimately being detained
- 8. an accusation of guilt; usually the first step in a criminal prosecution
- 12. the document that defines the United States government. It also sets forth certain inalienable rights of American citizens. The Constitution delimits the specific powers of each branch of the federal government, and sets forth their duties.
- 13. - to give evidence under oath
- 14. To carefully think about and discuss something before making a decision. In a trial, jurors deliberate by talking through the evidence and arguments before reaching a verdict.
- 16. examination- period of questioning in a trial when the lawyers of one side question their own witnesses
- 17. attorney - counsel employed to represent a defendent
- 18. Doubt: The level of certainty required to find someone guilty in a criminal trial. It means the evidence must be so convincing that there is no reasonable (logical or sensible) doubt left about the person’s guilt. If any reasonable doubt exists, the jury must find the defendant not guilty.
- 20. - termination of human life by the government as punishment for a crime
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- 1. - public official who presents the government's case against a person accused of a crime
- 2. - the side bringing civil charges against another party
- 4. – a legal promise to tell the truth.
- 5. jury - a jury which cannot agree on a specific verdict
- 6. - a group of unbiased persons who determine the facts of a given case
- 7. party against which a case is brought in a criminal or civil trial.
- 8. examination - the period of questioning in a trial when the lawyers of one side interrogate a witness from the opposing side
- 9. - the public official who presides over trials and rules on points of law that come into question during trial
- 10. - when a person of sound mind (of sufficient age to create a criminal design and legally sane) kills any human being in the peace of the nation (excluding military actions) without a warrant of justification, and with malice aforethought, express or implied
- 11. the official detention of a person for a criminal trial
- 14. process - guarantees and procedures built into the legal system into safeguard the civil rights of individuals.
- 15. When everyone agrees. In a jury trial, a unanimous verdict means all jurors must agree on the decision—either guilty or not guilty.
- 19. of Rights - the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution; they secure several of the most important rights of American citizens.