Mock Trial Vocabulary

Front

A court decision that a person is not guilty

Back

Acquittal

Front

The court official who maintains order in the courtroom, brings the jurors in and out of the jury room, seats the jurors in the jury box and calls the court to order at the beginning of the proceedings

Back

Bailiff

Front

The seat occupied by the judge in court

Back

Bench

Front

A requirement to prove a disputed fact in court

Back

Burden of Proof

Front

The legal representative of another; an attorney.

Back

Counsel

Front

A legal action brought by the state in which a person is accused of an act which the law calls a crime.

Back

Criminal Case

Front

The questioning of a witness by someone other than the person calling the witness to the stand

Back

Cross-examination

Front

The person being charged with a crime in a criminals case, the person answering accusations of causing another a loss in a civil case.

Back

Defendant

Front

A court ruling

Back

Decision

Front

The attorney representing the defendant.

Back

Defense Attorney