Legal Terms

A verdict

• a legal conclusion

• The method of interpreting laws

• Occurring between citizens

• The method of interpreting laws

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

plaintiff

• The place where people go to conduct legal business

• An attorney's assistant

• a person who accuses another person of a wrongdoing

• a legal conclusion

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

complaint

• The methods of interpreting laws and putting them into practice

• a legal conclusion

• A person who accuses another person of wrongdoing

• A written document that states the reason for legal action

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

jury

• A person who is in charge of and decides cases in a court.

• A group of people who listen to evidence and decide whether someone is guilty or innocent

• An attorney's assistant with specialized legal training

• a person who participates in a case to state what they know or what they saw

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

Due process

• it is a citizen's guarantee that he or she will receive a fair trial

• a disagreement or conflict

• an action which is against the law

• an accusation in a civil court

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

Proof

• jury's decision regarding whether someone is guilty or innocent

• evidence, information, documentary or verbal which can show the truth in a case

• find a solution to a problem

• an official law

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

damages

• A request for a decision to be investigated again

• To accuse someone formally of a crime

• To start a process

• it is money that a person receives to compensate for loss or injury

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Who are the group of people sworn to make a decision/deliver a verdict in court?

• Audience

• Jury

• Judge

• Stenographer

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

A verdict of "not guilty" of a crime. It could be that not enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt

• convict

• acquit

• felony

• end of trial

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

the individual who is accused of committing a crime

• Defendant

• Judge

• Witness

• Jury

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