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- 4. An official who can conduct hearing and decide on cases in a court of law.
- 5. A certain number of persons selected according to law and sworn in to inquire into matters of fact and declare the truth about matters of fact before them.
- 8. A serious charge of criminal wrongdoing which must later be proved at trial beyond a reasonable doubt before a defendant may be convicted.
- 9. A person who practices law.
- 12. A loss, detriment, or injury to one's person, property or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another.
- 13. Summary of nature of case and of anticipated proof presented by counsel to a jury at the start of a trial.
- 14. The network of courts and tribunals which deal with disputes involving one person complains about something another person did or failed to do.
- 15. The final statements by an attorney to jury, summarizing the evidence, and arguing what the evidence has or has not established.
- 18. The name of the public officer who is appointed or elected in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to induct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State or people.
- 20. The Burden of proof in a criminal required to establish the guilt of a person charged with a crime.
- 24. The person who brings a civil lawsuit, or in the case of a criminal case, the State or Federal government.
- 26. In trial practice, for a judge to agree that an attorney's objection, as to a question is valid.
- 28. To question a witness called by the opposing side, or a hostile or other adverdarial withness called by a party.
- 31. Evidence introduced to counter, disprove or contradict the opposition's evidence or a presumption, or responsive legal argument.
- 32. A rule made by a country, state, or town for the people there.
- 33. A direction given by the judge to the jury concerning the law of the case, usually at the end of the case and just before jury deiberations.
- 34. Not guilty of a crime or fault.
- 36. An agreement between two or more parties to do or not to do a certain thing, whether written or oral.
- 39. The act of jurors talking to each other and coming to a decision on the charges or crimes of a trial.
- 40. Meaning "To speak the truth",it is the name given to that part of the trial when the court and parties attempt to seat a fair and impartial.
- 41. A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.
- 42. Acting in a way that fails to conform with a specific standard of conduct, thereby putting others at risk for injury.
- 43. The greater weight of the evidence:superior evidentiary weight that, though not sufficient to free the mind wholly from all reasonable doubt, is still sufficient to incline a fair and impartial mind to one side of the issue rather than the other.(Burden of Proof in a civil trial)
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- 1. Having been convicted by a jury of having done something wrong.
- 2. The decision made by a jury at the end of the trial.
- 3. The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
- 6. A form given to the Jury Foreperson on which to write the decision that is made by the jury at the closing of a trial.
- 7. Something that gives proof of a contested fact.
- 10. Someone who is called to testify before a court of law.
- 11. The examination and deciding of a case brought before a court of law.
- 16. A place where justice is administered.
- 17. A person against whom a criminal charge or civil claim is brought in a court of law.
- 19. To prove that someone is guilty as s matter of law.
- 21. Homicide A criminal offense that is committed by a person whose negligence is the direct cause of another person's death.
- 22. The attorneys representing either side of the case are finished with their witnesses.
- 23. An officer who is in charge of maintaining order in the court of law.
- 25. The presiding member of a jury who speaks or answers for the jury.
- 27. Just guessing about a particular situation.
- 29. A lawyer's protest about the legal propriety of a question which has been asked of a witness by the opposing attorney, with the purpose of making the trial judge decide if the question can be asked.
- 30. Not important, pertinent to the matter at hand or to any issue before the court.
- 35. To give evidence under oath.
- 37. A case in which both the plaintiff and the defendant are private individuals and which is a legal proceeding to resolve a private dispute among people.
- 38. In trial practice, for a Judge to disagree that an attorney's objection, as to a question, is valid.