Monster vocab 2

Conspiracy

• A violent physical or verbal attack; a threat or attempt to inflict harm

• A cause of distress; a complaint

• The effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial in pre-trial maneuvers to defeat the prosecution

• Jointing together in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act

Grievance

• Joining together in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act

• A cause of distress; a complaint

• A conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury doesn’t hear

• A crime for which the federal law may be death or imprisonment for one year

Prejudice

• An offensive use of force on a person without the persons consent

• A circumstance that doesn’t exonerate or free a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense

• Preconceived judgement or opinion; an adverse opinion formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge

• A cause of distress; a complaint

Felony

• A crime for which the punishment in federal law may be death or imprisonment for more than one year

• A violent physical or verbal attack; a threat or attempt to inflict harm

• Joining together in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act

• The effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pre-trial maneuvers to defeat the prosecution

Assault

• A cause of distress; a complaint

• A conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury doesn’t hear

• A violent physical or verbal attack; a threat or attempt to inflict harm

• An offensive use of force on a person without the persons consent; beating

Battery

• The effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pre-trial maneuvers to defeat prosecution

• A violent physical or verbal attack; a threat or attempt to inflict harm

• Joining together in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act

• An offensive use of force on a person without the persons consent; beating

Mitigating circumstances

• a conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury doesn’t hear

• A cause of distress; a complaint

• A circumstance that does not exonerate or free a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense

• Preconceived judgment or opinion; an adverse opinion formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge

Side bar

• The effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pre-trial maneuvers to defeat the prosecution

• A violent physical attack or verbal attack; a threat or attempt to inflict harm

• A conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury doesn’t hear

• A cause of distress; a complaint

Defense

• A conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury doesn’t hear

• The effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pre-trial maneuvers to defeat the prosecution

• A circumstance that doesn’t exonerate or free a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense

• Joining together in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act