Criminal Justice and Court System Vocabulary

party accused of a crime or wrong-doing

• Defendant

• Party

• Plaintiff

• Thug

person or group of people comprising a legal entity

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Party

• Verdict

said to have taken place, but not proven

• Defendant

• Party

• Bench Trial

• Alleged

court trial in which a group of people selected from the community decides the guilty or liability of the defendant

• Trial by Jury

• Bench Trial

• Equitable Relief

• Habeas Corpus

party filing a lawsuit

• Verdict

• Party

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

legal responsibility

• Liability

• Plaintiff

• Party

• Defendant

court trial decided by a judge rather than a jury

• Bail

• Habeas Corpus

• Trial by Jury

• Bench Trial

court-granted remedy requiring a party to perform a particular act or refrain from performing a particular act

• Equitable Relief

• Bail

• Liability

• Bench Trial

legally defined area over which an agency has control or authority

• Location

• Area

• Jurisdiction

• Patrol Beat

court order requiring a person under arrest be brought before a court or judge

• Habeas Corpus

• Jurisdiction

• Bench Trial

• Trial by Jury