Legal Terms for Unit 3: Twelve Angry Men

Front

acquittal

Back

a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime they have been charged with

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

alibi

Back

a claim that a person was elsewhere when a crime is supposed to have taken place

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

alleged

Back

doubtful, suspected to be

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

burden of proof

Back

an obligation to prove an accused individual as "innocent" or "guilty"

Front

court-appointed

Back

a lawyer provided for a defendant by the court if the defendant cannot provide one for themselves

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

cross-examine

Back

to question a witness in court in order to check or discredit their testimony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

defendant

Back

a person who is accused of a crime in a legal case, typically represented by a defense attorney in court

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

hang the jury (hung jury)

Back

a jury that cannot agree on a verdict, often resulting in a retrial

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

jury

Back

a group of people sworn to give a decision in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted by a court

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

presumption of innocence

Back

the legal principle that every person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E