an ending to an episode of a serial drama that leaves the audience in suspense.
Cliffhanger
Objection
A reason that an attorney interrupts a witness to talk to the judge.
elected/appointed official who conducts court proceedings. Must remain impartial
Judge
a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
Witness
What are 3 of the 5 Common Gothic Elements?
1: Using the Supernatural 2: People are run by their emotions/passions 3: Broken Family Dynamics 4: Eerie/Mysterious Settings 5: Distinctive Characters
Charge
The law that the police believe the defendant has broken
Closing Statement
the final address to the jury by the attorney for each side of a case in which the attorney usually summarizes the evidence and his or her client's position
Verdict
The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
Plot
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
Antagonist
Trope
Refer to any type of figure of speech, theme, image, character, or plot element that is used many times. Cliche
Evidence
facts and physical details that can be used in court.
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Satire
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
Protagonist
the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility
Cross Examination
Felony
A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison
An uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.
Suspense
a competition in which students simulate a real trial.
Mock Trial
A false or assumed identity.
Alias
Prosecutor
Provides evidence to prove the person committed the crime
Deduction
a process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
Alibi
a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
Scapegoat
The beginning of the trial is limited to outlining facts. This is each party's opportunity to set the basic scene for the jurors, introduce them to the core dispute(s) in the case, and provide an outline of how the trial will go
Opening Statement
Defendant
The one who stands accused of the crime/Defense
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