Trial Vocabulary

Person responsible for protecting the constitutional rights of the accused and presenting the best possible legal defense

• court
• defense attorney
• hearsay
• jury

A place where people can resolve disputes relating to law

• judge
• verdict
• court
• defendant

Unverified, unofficial information. Gained or acquired from another, not part of one's direct knowledge

• hearsay

• speculation

• jury

• plantiff

A group of people sworn to give a verdict according to the evidence presented in court

• jury

• objection

• defense attorney

• judge

A theory or conjecture without firm evidence

• plantiff

• objections

• verdict

• speculation

An individual or group being sued by a plaintiff or charged with a crime by a prosecutor.

• defendant
• judge
• jury
• verdict

An argument against; reason for dislike/disapproval of a question or testimony

• verdict

• objection

• judge

• defense attorney

A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

• defense attorney
• judge
• defendant
• plantiff

the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision

• hearsay

• speculation

• verdict

• objection

A court official who hears cases in the higher courts, such as the District or County Court, or the Supreme Court

• defendant
• judge
• court
• verdict