Twelve Angry Men Vocab

What is the defintion of Justice according to the dictionary?

• the person or persons who are bringing the lawsuit

• the judge determines your sentence or punishment

• refers to the court system, which helps resolve disputes

  and ensure that every is treated justly

• : this is one of the protections in our justice system; unanimous means that everyone must come to the same conclusion—all twelve jurors must deliberate until they agree whether the charged person is guilty or not guilty

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What is a unanimous verdict?

• everyone must come to the same conclusion—all twelve jurors must deliberate until they

  agree whether the charged person is guilty or not guilty

• refers to the court system, which helps resolve disputes and ensure that every is treated justly

• the judge determines your sentence or punishment

• means not biased or

  unfairly prejudiced; this means that none of the members of the jury can have an unfair stigma

  about the person on trial

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What is the defendant?

• a formal statement or speech; in a trial, witnesses are supposed to give a testimony of what they know about the crime

• means that everyone must come to the same conclusion—all twelve jurors must deliberate until they agree whether the charged person is guilty or not guilty

• name for “the accused” person (his job is to defend himself)

• the judge determines your sentence or punishment

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What is reasonable doubt in a court case?

• If you are convicted of a crime, it means the jury has found you guilty

• the final decision of the jury (guilty or not guilty?)

• refers to the court system, which helps resolve disputes and ensure that every is treated justly

• when the judge tells the jurors, “If there is reasonable doubt (or

  “reason to doubt that the evidence proves guilty”), then you must bring me a verdict of ‘not

  guilty’.

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Who is considered the prosecution?

• the final decision of the jury (guilty or not guilty?)

• the person or persons who are bringing the lawsuit

• to debate; in a trial, the twelve jurors must go to a separate room to deliberate and reach an agreement

• another name for “the accused” person (his job is to defend himself)

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What is the verdict mean in a courtcase?

• you are “charged” with a crime that means that the police have formally written you up for committing a crime; being “charged” doesn’t necessarily mean you did it—it just means you are a suspect in the crime

• another name for “the accused” person (his job is to defend himself)

• the final decision of the jury (guilty or not guilty?)

• the person or persons who are bringing the lawsuit

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What does impartial jury mean?

• not biased or

  unfairly prejudiced; this means that none of the members of the jury can have an unfair stigma

  about the person on trial

• the final decision of the jury (guilty or not guilty?)

• refers to the court system, which helps resolve disputes and ensure that every is treated justly

• judge tells the jurors, “If there is reasonable doubt (or

  “reason to doubt that the evidence proves guilty”), then you must bring me a verdict of ‘not

  guilty’.”

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What does deliberate mean in a courtroom?

• refers to the court system, which helps resolve disputes and ensure that every is treated justly

• in a trial, the twelve jurors must go to a separate room to deliberate

  and reach an agreement

• If you are convicted of a crime, it means the jury has found you guilty

• the final decision of the jury (guilty or not guilty?)

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What is a testimony in a courtroom?

• the judge determines your sentence or punishment

• a formal statement or speech; in a trial, witnesses are supposed to give a

  telling of what they know about the crime

• the person or persons who are bringing the lawsuit

• the final decision of the jury (guilty or not guilty?)

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What does pre-meditated murder mean in a courtroom?

• you are convicted of a crime, it means the jury has found you guilty

• the judge determines your sentence or punishment

• means the person planned the murder

  beforehand; people who are found guilty of pre-meditated murder often get harshly punished

  (in some states, this means the death penalty)

• a trial, the twelve jurors must go to a separate room to deliberate and reach an agreement

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