Civics
a room where legal cases are judged
a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case.
facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime
where people who are the friends or family of those on trial sit, behind the “bar”
a formal request for a court of law or similar authority to change its decision
someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
someone whose job is to guard prisoners in a court
someone whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services
someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime
someone who has been accused of a crime and is on trial
someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
a statement that shows that you disagree with a plan, a reason, or decision
Police take that person to a police station because they believe he or she has committed a crime.
A case in which the government prosecutes a person for a crime against society
someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law
a case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute
If you break a law of the United States, your case will probably be in this court system
if a judge dismisses a court case, they officially decide that the case should not continue
an official judgment made in a court
the lawyers who try to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty
to give reasons why you believe that something is right or true
If the appellate court thinks a decision was wrong, it will...