Court Room Vocabulary

3. statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
5. Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody
8. In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
10. of court An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
11. The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
12. A person who is on the jury.
14. A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
15. A reason that an attorney interrupts a witness to talk to the judge.
16. A request made after a trial, asking another court to decide whether the trial was conducted properly
18. The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
20. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question
22. In a criminal case, the defendant's statement"guilty" or "not guilty"
24. To charge someone with a crime.
25. The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime
26. A hearing; defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

1. The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
2. A promise to tell the truth.
3. A judge's office.
4. Information presented in testimony or in documents used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
6. The law that the police believe the defendant has broken.
7. An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery or to be used later in trial.
9. A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
10. All evidence except eyewitness testimony.
13. Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
17. a term used to refer to lawyers in a case.
19. something that someone says happened
21. Usually a petty offense punishable by less than a year of confinement.
23. Answer questions in court.