legal terms

2. The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact.
3. A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.
5. An agreement between two or more people that creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing.
11. An individual (or business) against whom a lawsuit is filed.
12. A crime punishable by death.
13. A term used to describe evidence that may be considered by a jury or judge in civil and criminal cases.
14. A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court.
15. A serious crime, usually punishable by at least one year in prison.

1. The duty to prove disputed facts.
4. A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
6. A written or printed statement made under oath.
7. A request made after a trial by a party that has lost on one or more issues that a higher court review the decision to determine if it was correct.
8. An offense punishable by one year of imprisonment or less.
9. A written statement that begins a civil lawsuit, in which the plaintiff details the claims against the defendant.
10. A lawsuit in which one or more members of a large group, or class, of individuals or other entities sue on behalf of the entire class.
12. A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.