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Judicial Vocabulary
Jury Service
Criminal activity
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Potpourri
100
To be legally responsible, as in a Civil trial.
What is liable?
100
A legal document requiring a person to report for jury duty.
What is a summons?
100
Intentionally putting another person in reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact
What is assault?
100
spell the following word; a group of people who hear evidence and decide innocence or guilt of an accused person.
What is J - U - R - Y
100
To allow a convict the opportunity serve the rest of their prison sentence outside of prison.
What is parole.
200
In court, the person being accused of violating the law.
Who is the defendant.
200
An idea that God would save an innocent person and protect them from harm.
What is Trial by Ordeal?
200
entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
What is Burglary?
200
Spell the following word; the right of a court to hear a case.
What is J - U - R - I - S - D - I - C - T - I - O - N
200
A person trained and certified to practice law in a particular state.
What is a lawyer?
300
The court record and / or court schedule.
What is a docket?
300
To isolate a jury to keep them from being influenced by outside sources.
What is sequester?
300
To steal money that was entrusted to your care.
What is embezzlement?
300
Spell the following term; the prosecution in a trial.
What is P - L - A - I - N - T - I - F - F
300
A group of people who examine evidence to determine if there is enough evidence to put a person on trial.
What is a Grand Jury.
400
legal document requiring a person to testify in court.
What is a subpoena?
400
This ws an early form of a jury, a 'witness' jury.
What are Assizes?
400
To purposely break a law that you feel is immoral, in a non-violent way, to draw attention to the law.
What is civil disobedience?
400
Spell the following word; to formally accuse a person of a crime.
What is I - N - D - I - C - T - M - E - N - T
400
Overriding idea of the U.S. justice system that lays the burden of proof on the Government / Prosecution.
What is the Presumption of Innocence?
500
a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
What is an injunction?
500
In a water trial, where a person is thrown into the water to determine innocence or guilt, a guilty person _________...
What is floats?
500
Three (3) of the crimes that O.J. Simpson was convicted of.
What are: -Conspiracy to commit a crime -Conspiracy to commit kidnapping -Conspiracy to commit robbery -Burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon -1st degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon. -Robbery with use of a deadly weapon -Assault with a deadly weapon -Coercion with a deadly weapon
500
Spell the following word; to dismiss a potential juror without having to give a reason.
What is P - E - R - E - M - P - T - 0 - R - Y C - H - A - L - L - E - N - G - E
500
Initial court appearance and the 3 possible pleas of the accused.
What is Arraignment and Not Guilty, Guilty and No Contest.