vocab

2. examination-(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
3. person, esp. a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone.
4. offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
5. fifth amenment-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.
6. formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
8. in agreement
9. individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
14. of proof-the duty of proving a disputed charge
16. decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
17. jury-a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
18. 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
19. order-A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public.
20. jeopardy-The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense

1. cause-Reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.)
3. homicide-is the crime of wrongfully causing the death of another human being (also known as murder) after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so, in order to either increase the likelihood of success, or to evade detection or apprehension.
7. order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
10. worker, esp. a man, who supervises and directs other workers.
11. judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.
12. formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law.
13. assault-a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
15. Rights-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.