Role-Players
A person, company, etc., who is accused of something and taken to court.
Defendant
that which helps to prove or disprove a claim
Evidence
The jury’s final decision
Verdict
Murder/Manslaughter
Homicide.
the deriving of pleasure from inflicting cruelty on others
Sadistic/ Sadism
A lawyer or attorney.
Counsel
The statement or declaration of a witness under oath.
Testimony
To consider carefully
Deliberate
planned in advance
Premeditated
unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs, especially religious beliefs.
The legal team who presents the case in a criminal trial against an individual suspected of breaking the law .
Prosecution
An excuse, defense, or explanation for the defendant’s whereabouts at the time of the crime.
Alibi
Declare someone not guilty of their alleged crime(s)
Something that causes a person to act in a certain way or do a certain thing.
Motive
lacking worldly experience or adult understanding; child-like in one's lack of sophistication or critical judgment
Naive
The head juror, asks questions on behalf of the jury, facilitates jury discussions, and sometimes reads the verdict of the jury
Foreman
Evidence in which an inference is required to connect it to a conclusion or fact
Circumstantial Evidence
declare a person guilty of a crime as a result of a unanimous jury vote
Convict
A jury that can’t come to an agreement on a verdict.
Hung Jury
showing the obedience of a slavish yes-person; compliant; submissive
Subservient
a prejudiced person who is intolerant of opinions differing from his own
Bigot
the responsibility of an individual or party to prove an assertion or claim that they have made.
Burden of proof
the examination of a witness, by opposing counsel, who has already testified to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility
Cross-Examine
a person maintained by police to have committed a crime, but not yet declared guilty by a jury.
Alleged
eager to fight; hostile; aggressive
Belligerent