Legal Terms for Twelve Angry Men Quiz

a claim that a person was elsewhere when a crime is supposed to have taken place

• alibi

• bailiff

• reasonable doubt

• verdict

to prove that something is false

• verdict

• alleged

• refute

• witness

a jury that cannot agree on a verdict, often resulting in a retrial

• jury

• hung jury

• prosecution

• defendant

the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty

• defendant

• prosecution

• jury

• judge

to question a witness in court in order to check or discredit their testimony

• burden of proof

• prosecution

• defendant

• cross-examine

a formal statement given in court

• alleged

• burden of proof

• testimony

• alibi

a lawyer provided for a defendant by the court if the defendant cannot provide one for themselves

• defendant

• prosecution

• court-appointed

• clerk

the legal principle that every person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty

• burden of proof

• refute

• witness

• presumption of innosence

a person who is accused of a crime in a legal case, typically represented by a defense attorney in court

• defendant

• clerk

• prosecutor

• witness

a decision in a court of law, typically “guilty” or “not guilty”

• hung jury

• verdict

• alibi

• witness