trial vocabulary

the decision made by a jury at the end of a trial

• verdict

• witness

• rebuttal

• judge

the examination and deciding of a case brought before a court of law

• rebuttal

• trial

• judge

• witness

to give under oath

• verdict

• trial

• testify

• jury

evidence introduced to counter, disprove, or contradict the opposition's evidence or responsive legal argument

• testify

• evidence

• witness

• rebuttal

a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone

• prosecuting attorney

• testify

• judge

• defendent

a statement that is a summary of the nature of the case and of anticipated proof presented by counsel to jury at the start of a trial

• closing statement

• rebuttal

• opening statement

• verdict

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

• trial

• guilty

• defendent

official who conducts hearings and decides on all cases in court

• trial

• judge

• jury

• bailiff

not guilty of a crime of fault

• innocent

• rebuttal

• testify

• evidence

convicted of a jury of having done something wrong

• evidence

• guilty

• innocent

• closing statement