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- 4. the amount of money which a plaintiff may be awarded in a lawsuit
- 6. The sitting of a court, legislature, council, or commission for the transaction of its proper business.
- 7. A person who testifies under oath in a trial (or a deposition which may be used in a trial if the witness is not available) with first-hand or expert evidence useful in a lawsuit.
- 11. A court order requiring a person to do or cease doing a specific action.
- 13. a statement of claimed fact contained in a complaint, a criminal charge, or an affirmative defense
- 15. a formal legal meeting in which evidence about crimes, disagreements, etc., is presented to a judge and often a jury so that decisions can be made according to the law
- 17. A formally charged accusation of a serious crime.
- 18. Answer to a claim.
- 20. a written pleading filed by a defendant to respond to a complaint in a lawsuit filed and served upon that defendant
- 21. A formal document that orders a named individual to appear before a duly authorized body at a fixed time to give testimony.
- 23. the party who appeals a trial court decision that he/she has lost
- 25. This term applies to the questioning and interrogation of a witness where the witness is under oath in court.
- 28. the opportunity for the attorney to ask questions in court of a witness who has testified in a trial on behalf of the opposing party
- 32. Legal parties responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial.
- 33. The formal decision or finding made by a jury concerning the questions submitted to it during a trial.
- 34. The principle that an individual cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards.
- 35. a lawyer who is qualified to represent a client in court
- 37. lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsellor, counsellor-at-law, solicitor, barrister, advocate or proctor, licensed to practice law
- 39. the first questioning of a witness during a trial or deposition
- 41. An additional cross-examination of the witness.
- 46. An introductory statement made by the attorneys for each side at the start of a trial.
- 49. the procedure by which a person accused of committing a crime is charged, brought to trial, and judged
- 53. When the defendant is tried for the alleged crimes within a reasonable time after being arrested. Guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- 56. the money or bond put up to secure the release of a person who has been charged with a crime
- 57. to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute
- 59. A generic term for any kind of copy, particularly an official or certified representation of the record of what took place in a court during a trial or other legal proceeding.
- 62. a cause of action, lawsuit, or the right to sue
- 64. Any party to a lawsuit.
- 65. a court of appeals which hears appeals from lower court decisions
- 68. A person who brings a case against another.
- 69. A serious crime.
- 70. A statement that is prepared by a judge or court announcing the decision after a case is tried.
- 71. Statement of fact or a promise.
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- 1. a violation of a law in which there is injury to the public or a member of the public and a term in jail or prison, and/or a fine as possible penalties
- 2. The persons who are directly involved or interested in any act, affair, contract, transaction, or legal proceeding; opposing litigants.
- 3. A specific law, expressed in writing.
- 4. the party sued in a civil lawsuit or the party charged with a crime in a criminal prosecution
- 5. Rules and practices involved in resolving disputes in the court system.
- 8. to ask a higher court to reverse the decision of a trial court after final judgement or other legal ruling
- 9. a lawsuit in which one party sues another
- 10. the result of a criminal trial in which the defendant has been found guilty of a crime
- 12. Offenses lower than felonies and generally those punishable by fine, penalty, Forfeiture, or imprisonment other than in a penitentiary.
- 14. If the judge agrees he/she will rule "sustained," meaning the objection is approved and the question cannot be asked or answered.
- 15. a county official with the responsibility to determine the cause of death of anyone who dies violently, suddenly, or suspiciously
- 16. laws that deal with the rights of people rather than with crimes
- 19. The re-opening of an examination-in-chief after cross-examination, to cover matters that may have arisen during cross-examination.
- 22. Formal statement of the cause of an action or defense.
- 24. an examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death
- 26. A written notice for a person to appear before a court under penalty of having a judgment entered against that person for failing to appear.
- 27. To overthrow, invalidate, repeal, or revoke.
- 29. A formal protest raised in court.
- 30. Official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
- 31. to relieve from a charge of fault or crime
- 32. A jury of 12 persons impaneled to try and to decide finally upon the facts at issue in causes for trial in a court.
- 36. To send back (a case) to a lower court from which it was appealed, with instructions as to what further proceedings should be had.
- 38. A document or other object produced in a court as evidence.
- 40. A formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor, without the necessity of obtaining a grand jury indictment.
- 42. the final argument by an attorney on behalf of his/her client after all evidence has been produced for both sides
- 43. the hearing in which a person charged with a crime is arraigned in his or her first appearance before a judge
- 44. laws that concerns with the punishment of those who commit crimes
- 45. A trial open to the public.
- 47. A judicial examination and determination of facts and legal issues arising between parties to a civil or criminal action.
- 48. A trial of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which the case is presented to a jury and the factual questions and the final judgment are determined by a jury.
- 49. the first document filed with the court by a person or entity claiming legal rights against another
- 50. the private office of a judge, usually close to the courtroom so that the judge can enter the court from behind the bench and not encounter people on the way
- 51. a duty placed upon a civil or criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact
- 52. Any matter of fact that a party to a lawsuit offers to prove or disprove an issue in the case.
- 54. Oral evidence offered by a competent witness under oath, which is used to establish some fact or set of facts.
- 55. A panel of citizens that is convened by a court to decide whether it is appropriate for the government to indict someone suspected of a crime.
- 58. Presides over court proceedings, either above or as a panel of judges.
- 60. any written document in which the signer swears under oath before a notary public or someone authorized to take oaths, that the statements in the document are true
- 61. A decree of punishment.
- 63. a court official who keeps order in the courtroom and handles various errands for the judge and clerk
- 66. Rules of conduct approved and enforced by the government of and over a certain territory.
- 67. An expression, word, or phrase that has a fixed and known meaning in a particular art, science, or profession.