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- 1. The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
- 3. Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 5. Judges in the U.S. court system.
- 7. jury A body of citizens who listen to evidence of criminal allegations, which are presented by the government, and determines whether there is probable cause to believe the offense was committed. As it is used in federal criminal cases, "the government" refers to the lawyers of the U.S. attorney's office who are prosecuting the case.
- 9. relating to crime or to the prosecution of suspects in a crime
- 12. Court head of the judicial branch
- 13. Judges in Massachusetts are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, also known as the Governor’s Council.
- 14. a court official whose main job is court security, usually a peace officer or deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom and acts as an intermediary between the judge and attorneys.
- 17. Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
- 18. To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- 21. Answer questions in court.
- 24. evidence All evidence except eyewitness testimony.
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- 2. person charged with a crime or wrongdoing;in a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 4. Persons selected according to law and sworn to inquire into and declare a verdict on matters of fact.
- 6. The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
- 8. Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- 9. Government entity authorized to resolve legal disputes. Judges sometimes use "court" to refer to themselves in the third person, as in "the court has read the briefs."
- 10. Someone who saw the event take place. A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury
- 11. a lawsuit based on a private wrong, as distinguished from a crime, or to enforce rights through remedies of a private or non-penal nature. All legal proceedings which are not criminal actions are civil actions.
- 15. to the jury The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
- 16. a case before a court
- 19. the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States; the basic principles and laws of a nation that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
- 20. Branch of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice; belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction
- 22. Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts.
- 23. 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.