Courtroom Terms

a direct address each lawyer gives to the judge or jury at the end of a trial, summarizing his or her case and attempting to weaken the other side’s case

• opening arguments

• closing arguments

• cross-examination

• testimony

questioning a witness already questioned by the opposing side

• testimony

• cross-examination

• examination

• circumstantial evidence

person who has been accused of a crime and is on trial

• defendant

• counsel

• guilty

• prosecutor

the jury’s formal discussion and debate over what the verdict of a trial will be

• deliberations

• verdict

• hung jury

• counsel

the representative of the state trying to prove that the defendant is guilty of a crime

• prosecutor

• defense

to provide evidence as a witness

• testify

• testimony

evidence provided by a witness

• testify

• testimony

a jury's decision of "not guilty" means that the defendant has been ____.

• convicted

• acquitted

a jury's decision of "guilty" means that the defendant has been ____.

• convicted

• acquitted

another term for a lawyer is...

• a crook

• a solicitor

• a judge

• a defendant