Legal Terminology

What does the term 'acquitted' mean?

• Pleading or defending a case

• Found guilty of a crime

• Cleared from a charge of a crime

• Admitting guilt for a crime

What is an 'admission' in legal terms?

• A statement made by a person affirming guilt

• A statement made by a person denying guilt

• A statement made by a person asserting innocence

• A statement made by a person providing evidence

What is the definition of 'advocacy'?

• The art of pleading or defending a case

• The act of accusing someone of a crime

• The act of investigating a crime

• The act of judging a case

What does it mean to 'affirm' a judgment in the appellate court?

• To request a new judgment

• To declare that the judgment is incorrect

• To declare that the judgment is correct

• To suspend the judgment

What is an 'appeal' in legal terms?

• A complaint made to a higher court

• A complaint made to a trial court

• A complaint made to an appellate court

• A complaint made to a lower court

Who is the 'respondent' in the appellate court?

• The party who brings an appeal to a higher court

• The party who lost in the trial court

• The party who won in the trial court

• The party who answers a petition or appellant's case

Who is the 'appellant' in the appellate court?

• The party who won in the trial court

• The party who lost in the trial court

• The party who answers a petition or respondent's case

• The party who brings an appeal to a higher court

What is the meaning of 'precedent' in legal terms?

• Judicial decisions that are binding only for the current case

• Judicial decisions that are irrelevant for future cases

• Judicial decisions that are always binding for ALL cases

• Judicial decisions that serve as a guide for future cases

What is the definition of 'civil law'?

• Laws that relate to public wrongs

• Laws that relate to private rights

• Laws that always relate to constitutional rights

• Laws that relate to criminal offenses

What does it mean to 'concur' in the appellate courts?

• To disagree with the decision stated in the majority opinion

• To agree with the decision stated in the majority opinion

• To request a separate view of the case

• To suspend the decision of the lower court