Judicial Branch Vocabulary

An individual that is accused of doing something wrong in a court of law is a

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Lawyer

• Judge

A place where people accused of or convicted of a crime are held (usually for a short period of time) is called

• Solitary Confinement

• Prison

• the Box

• Jail

A very serious crime is called a

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• Bad act

• Whoopsie-Daisy

One example of a dispute between two people under Civil Law is

• Homicide

• Kidnapping

• Divorce

• Robbery

A less serious crime is called

• Troublesome Act

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• Minor Offense

A public official that listens to and decides cases in a court of law is called a

• Judge

• Jury

• Executioner

• Boss

When a legal authority, like the police, takes someone into custody it is called

• A brush with the law

• Pleading the 5th

• Arraignment

• Arrest

A person or group that accuses another of wrongdoing is called a

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Tattle-tale

• Bad Friend

A formal statement of guilt or innocence in response to charge of wrongdoing is called

• A Trial

• An Arraignment

• A Plea

• A Testimony

A group of people that make a decision, called a verdict, in a legal case after hearing all the evidence is called a

• Boss

• Judge

• Jury

• Executioner