Legal Jargon
Authored by Kimberly Wilson
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To ask a high law court to change its decision or sentence.
appeal
dispute
charge
sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Someone who is accused of a crime in a criminal case.
defendant
plaintiff
claimant
prosecutor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
to hold a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty
arrest
charge
fine
prosecute
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jurisdiction
buying and selling between two or more states
courts use prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases (provides stability in the law)
power to decide a case
buying and selling between two or more states
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jury
a panel of citizens sworn by a court to decide issues of fact in court cases
courts use prior cases as a guide for deciding similar new cases (provides stability in the law)
:created by judicial branch, made from court decisions in actual cases
used to provide remedies against individuals
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Injunction
a court order for a person to do or not do a particular act
laws enacted by legislative branches of state and US governments, inferior to US constitution
private wrongs against people or organizations
defines and sets punishments for offenses against society
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This person is a lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in criminal court. (aka tries to prove the suspect is guilty)
defense attorney
prosecutor
grand jury
expert witness
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
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