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COURT VOCABULARY

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  • A BODY OF PEOPLE (TYPICALLY TWELVE IN NUMBER) SWORN TO GIVE A VERDICT IN A LEGAL CASE ON THE BASIS OF EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO THEM IN COURT.
    JURY
  • THIS PERSON USUALLY GIVES CONVICTIONS TO PEOPLE
    JUDGE
  • A FORMAL EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE BEFORE A JUDGE, AND TYPICALLY BEFORE A JURY, IN ORDER TO DECIDE GUILT IN A CASE OF CRIMINAL OR CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
    TRIAL
  • THIS PERSON REPRESENTS CLIENTS AND DEFEND OR ACCUSE INSIDE THE COURT
    LAWYER
  • A TRIBUNAL PRESIDED OVER BY A JUDGE, JUDGES, OR A MAGISTRATE IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES.
    COURT
  • CULPABLE OF OR RESPONSIBLE FOR A SPECIFIED WRONGDOING
    GUILTY
  • A PERSON WHO USUALLY TESTIFIES
    WITNESS
  • SYNONYM OF SENTENCE
    CONVICTION
  • A PERSON HARMED, INJURED, OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF A CRIME, ACCIDENT, OR OTHER EVENT OR ACTION
    VICTIM