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Courtroom Vocabulary
Set, Cast of Characters and Words from Courtroom
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Judge's chambers | A small room off the courtroom where the judge changes into robes and confers with lawyers. |
| Jury room | A room outside the courtroom where the jury deliberates. |
| Bar | A fence-like barricade that separates the spectators from the court. |
| Bar examinations | Given to law school graduates before they may try a case in court. Once they pass the exam, the new lawyers are permitted to stand before the bar in the courtroom and try a case. |
| Bailiff | The police officer who maintains order in the court. |
| Counsel | A name for the lawyer engaged in the trail. Both the plaintiff and the defendant have counsel. |
| Court clerk | The person who helps with administrative duties and stores the physical exhibits introduced as evidence at the trail. |
| Defendant: | The person who is accused of a crime and is being tried. |
| Defense attorney or public defender | The lawyer who defends the accused person. A public defender is appointed if the accused is unable to pay for an attorney. |
| Foreperson | Speaks for the entire jury. |
| Grand Jury | A group of people who decide whether or not there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime. |
| Judge | The legal officer who presides over the courtroom and directs and controls the trial. |
| Plaintiff | The person who accuses another and brings the lawsuit to court. |
| Prosecutor | A public official who brings the government's case against a person accused of a crime and asks the court to convict that person. |
| Trial Jury | Usually made up of six to twelve people, the jury listens to testimony from both the plaintiff and defendant's side and decides the verdict of a case. |
| Witness | A person who gives the jury information about the case. |
| Acquittal | A legal determination that a person who has been charged with a crime is innocent. |
| Appeal | A request for a higher court to review a decision made by a lower court. |
| Arraignment | When the accused is brought before the court to hear the charges against the person to plead guilty or not guilty. |
| Conviction | The result of a criminal trial in which a person is found guilty. |
| Cross-examination | The first questioning in a trial of a witness by the lawyer for the opposing side. |
| Direct-examination | The first question in a trial of a witness by the lawyer who called that witness. |
| Indictment | An accusation of a crime, made against a person by a grand jury upon the request of a prosecutor. |
| Mistrial | A trial that becomes invalid is essentially canceled, because of a mistake in procedure. |
| Motion | How lawyer asks the judge to make a decision. |
| Objection | The opposing side finds fault with the question being asked the witness. |
| Overruled | The judge, following an objection, decides the question may continue. |
| Sentence | The punishment given to a person who has been convicted of a crime. |
| Sustained | The judge, following an objection, agrees that the line of questioning should not continue. |
| Verdict | A verdict of guilty or not guilty is handed down by the jury. |
| Your Honor | The way a judge is addressed in a courtroom. |
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Debbym7