Courtroom Vocabulary

2. The legal officer who presides over the courtroom and directs and controls the trial. Also known as "Your Honor"
4. The first questioning of a trail of a witness by the lawyer who called that witness.
10. A trial that becomes invalid, is essentially cancelled, because of a mistake in procedure.
11. A public official who brings the government's case against a person accused of a crime and asks the court to convict that person.
14. The judge, following an objection, agrees that the line of questioning should not continue.
15. The judge, following an objection, decides the question may continue.
16. The opposing side finds fault with the question being asked.
18. The person who accuses another and brings the lawsuit to court
19. An accusation of a crime, made against a person by a grand jury upon the request of a prosecutor.
21. A request for a higher court to review a decision made my a lower court.
22. The questioning of a witness by the lawyer of the opposing side.
25. A sworn statement in writing.
27. The unlawful killing of a person without the intention to do so.
28. A group of people who decide whether or not there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime.
29. A person who sees an event- typically a crime or accident

1. The person who is accused of a crime and is being tried.
3. The release of a prisoner for good behavior
5. Harmful to someone or something
6. Even the slightest bit of doubt, after careful consideration of all evidence in a case that the defendant is innocent.
7. The decision of the court (guilty or not guilty).
8. When the accused is brought before the court to hear the charges against the person to plead guilty or not guilty.
9. The person who types every word said during the trial.
12. To make an arrangement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor drops more serious charges.
13. The result of a criminal trial which a person is found guilty
17. The punishment given to a person who has been convicted of a crime.
20. The police officer who maintains order in the court
23. 6-12 people, listens to testimony from the plaintiff and defendant, then decides the verdict.
24. A name for the lawyer engaged in the trial
26. A legal determination that a person who has been charged with a crime is innocent