Courtroom Roles
Legal Vocabulary
Trial Procedures
Objections
Scenario Clues
100
This person makes sure the trial is fair and rules on objections.
Who is the judge?
100
The final decision in a trial.
What is the verdict?
100
The part of the trial where each side introduces their case.
What is the opening statement?
100
A lawyer might say this if a question suggests its own answer.
What is a leading question?
100
The jury finds the defendant not guilty.
What is an acquittal?
200
This side tries to prove the defendant is guilty.
Who is the prosecution?
200
The criminal offense of knowingly and intentionally making a false statement while under oath or bound by a legal affirmation.
What is perjury?
200
When a lawyer questions their own witness.
What is direct examination?
200
This objection is used when a witness didn’t directly observe something.
What is hearsay?
200
A lawyer asks a question, and the other side objects before the witness answers.
What is making an objection?
300
This side defends the accused person.
Who is the defense?
300
Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.
What is bench trial?
300
When a lawyer questions the other side’s witness.
What is cross examination?
300
This is called when a question has nothing to do with the case.
What is relevance?
300
When the judge agrees with an objection.
What is "sustained"?
400
These people listen to the case and decide the verdict.
Who is the jury?
400
A statement made under oath, during a trial.
What is testimony?
400
When lawyers summarize their case at the end.
What is a closing argument?
400
This objection is used when two different questions, which cannot necessarily be answered with a single answer, are asked at the same time.
What is compound?
400
A witness swears to tell the truth before speaking.
What is being under oath?
500
A law enforcement officer or court official who maintains order, provides security, and manages administrative tasks inside a courtroom.
Who is the bailiff?
500
A written statement of facts recorded under oath, made before trials begin.
What is an affidavit?
500
When both sides finish and the jury begins discussion.
What is deliberation?
500
This objection is used when an attorney tries to trick or trap a witness into giving an inaccurate answer by distorting facts
What is misleading?
500
When the judge disagrees with an objection.
What is "overruled"?