Court Terms

Letter D in the above image is ...

• the gallery

• the jury box

• the witnesses's stand

• the attorney table

Letter E in the above image is ...

• the gallery

• the jury box

• the witnesses's stand

• the attorney table

Letter C in the above image is ...

• the judge's bench

• the bailiff

• the court reporter

• they lawyer

What do you call the hand-held wooden object that the judge uses?

• a hammer-thingy

• the gravel

• a gavel

• a nut cracker

"Guilty" or "Not Guilty" is the final...

• sentence

• verdict

• accusation

• capital punishment

The judge gets to decide the __________. Which is the consequence for the crime.

• sentence

• verdict

• accusation

• capital punishment

"Attorney" is often used as a synonym for ___________. (Even though there is a slight difference between these two words).

• judge

• jury

• witness

• lawyer

The prosecutor

• stands for the one doing the accusing

• defends the one accused of a crime

• decides the verdict

• decides the sentence

The defense

• stands for the one doing the accusing

• defends the one accused of a crime

• decides the verdict

• decides the sentence

How do you "plea?"

• You explain every detail of what you witnessed.

• You say "Innocent" or "Guilty"

• You state the verdict after a vote.

• You explain the case.