Court Systems Vocabulary

Court

• to reach a decision or find a solution

• In a criminal case, the person accused of wrongdoing

• Where arguments are heard and decisions made about legal cases

• A young person, a child

Sue

• The authority to be in control or hear a case

• a young person, a child

• to find or prove guilty of an offense in the court of law

• To bring legal action against someone to resolve a dispute

Unbiased

• The authority to be in control or hear a case

• A young person, a child

• acting without prejudice, fair, impartial

Defendant

• To find or prove guilty of an offense

• Acting without prejudice, fair, impartial

• A young person, a child

• In a criminal case, the person accused of wrongdoing

Resolve

• The authority to be in control or hear a case

• To reach a decision or find a solution

• A young person, a child

Juvenile

• To reach a final decision

• A hearing where each side argues their case

• Acting without prejudice, fair, impartial

• A young person; a child

Trial

• Asking a higher court to review the "fairness" of a lower court's decision.

• A young person; a child

• A hearing where each side argues their case

Jurisdiction

• Asking a higher court to review the "fairness" of a lower court's decision.

• To reach a decision or find a solution

• The authority to be in control or hear a case

Appeal

• Acting without prejudice; fair; impartial

• A young person; a child

• Asking a higher court to review the "fairness" of a lower court's decision.

Convict

• A hearing where reach side argues their case

• Asking a higher court to review the "fairness" of a lower court's decision.

• To find or prove guilty of an offense in a court of law.