Trial Terms

4. the duty of proving a disputed charge
6. When you carefully plan it and you know your going to carry out a vicious murder on a specific person. Not just some random person. That's why it's a capital offense.
12. Reasonable grounds
14. a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
15. A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public
17. A worker, esp. a man, who supervises and directs other workers
18. Fully in agreement
20. A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death
21. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation

1. a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
2. A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
3. The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
5. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
7. The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure.
8. A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law
9. The miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights), is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial situation) before they are interrogated to inform them about their constitutional rights.
10. (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
11. An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
12. A person, esp. a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
13. A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
16. An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
19. A writ ordering a person to attend a court