Law & Order
The legal process of being taken into police custody.
What is an arrest?
The person bringing the accusation in a civil trial.
What is a plaintiff?
This person ensures courtroom procedures are followed, maintains order, and makes legal rulings in trials.
What is a judge?
A serious crime, typically punishable by more than a year in prison.
What is a felony?
The only fruit with seeds on the outside.
What is a strawberry?
This document, issued by a judge, gives law enforcement permission to conduct a search.
What is a warrant?
The highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
This legal professional helps attorneys prepare for trial by conducting research and drafting documents but is not licensed to practice law.
What is a paralegal?
A less serious crime, usually punishable by a fine or up to one year in jail.
What is a misdemeanor?
The planet in our solar system that spins the fastest?
What is Jupiter?
The three levels of law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
What are Local, State, and Federal?
A lawyer's final argument before the jury decides is called this.
What is a closing argument?
This official keeps order in the courtroom and ensures security for judges, witnesses, and defendants.
What is a bailiff?
The constitutional right to remain silent and avoid self-incrimination, established in Miranda v. Arizona.
What are Miranda Rights?
This book holds the record for being the most stolen from public libraries?
What is the Guinness Book of World Records?
This federal agency investigates crimes like terrorism, cybercrime, and espionage.
What is the FBI?
The burden of proof in a civil trial.
What is a preponderance of the evidence?
This first responder provides emergency medical care at accident scenes and transports patients to hospitals.
What is an Emergency Medical Technician? (EMT)
An agreement between the prosecution and defense where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge.
What is a plea bargin?
The name of the tiny plastic tip at the end of a shoelace.
What is an aglet?
The legal principle that police must have a valid reason before stopping or searching someone.
What is probable cause?
This is the process where attorneys question potential jurors to determine if they can be fair and impartial.
What is voir dire?
This person is responsible for recording everything said in the courtroom using a stenotype machine or voice writing technology.
What is a court reporter?
The official decision of a court resolving a legal dispute.
What is a verdict?
This country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.
What is France?