Mock Trial Vocabulary

Front

What is a formal written or spoken statement given in a court of law?

Back

Testimony

Front

What is a defendant's first written statement to a plaintiff's initial petition/complaint?

Back

Answer

Front

What term describes whether a witness is worthy of belief?

Back

Credibility

Front

What does it mean to be of the same opinion or agree?

Back

Concur

Front

What is the term for the standard of proof that means what the plaintiff claims is more likely so than not so?

Back

Preponderance of evidence

Front

What is a written declaration made under oath?

Back

Affidavit

Front

What is a document or object presented as evidence in a trial?

Back

Exhibit

Front

What is the term for a formal complaint made by a plaintiff?

Back

Complaint

Front

What does it mean to assert something as a fact?

Back

Allege

Front

What is the term for the legal responsibility for one's actions?

Back

Liability