Vocab
Vocab
Vocab
Vocab
Vocab
100
Defendant
What is an individual ,company, or institution sued or accused in the court of law.
100
Trial
A formal examination of evidence before a judge, & typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
100
Jail
A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
100
Prison
Building in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
100
Verdict
Decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
200
Felony
A crime, typically involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor.
200
Testimony
Formal written/ spoken statement, especially one given in court of law.
200
Perliminary Hearing
within some criminal justice systems is a proceeding,after a crimianial complaint has been filled by the prosecutor.
200
Prosecution
Institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
200
Premeditate
To think out or plan beforehand. (typically an action or crime)
300
Manslaughter
Crime of killing a human being.
300
Innocent
Not guilty of a crime or offense.
300
indictment
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
300
Murder In The First Degree
Unlawful killing that is both willful and premeditated.
300
Cross Examine
Question in a court of law to discredit or undercut testimony already given.
400
Plaintiff
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
400
Sentence
A set of words that completes itself, containing a subject and predicate, conveying statement, question, exclamation or command.
400
Not Guilty
Innocent, especially of a formal charge.
400
Appeal
Make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public.
400
Arraignment
The action of arraigning someone in court.
500
Indictment
Formal change or accusation of a serious crime.
500
Bailiff
Person who performs certain actions under legal authority.
500
Probation
Release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.
500
Acquit
To free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
500
Parole
The release of a prisoner temporarily or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.
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