Touching Spirit Bear Vocabulary: Chapters #1 - 6

What is a prosecutor?

• a government official who pursues formal charges against a offender

• a defense lawyer trying to protect a criminal

• a judge who is trying to sentence a criminal

• None of the above

What does unflinching mean?

• steady, unafraid

• confused and scared

• timid and shaking

• riled and angry

What is a deposition?

• testimony taken down in writing

• handcuffs

• DNA samples

• where the jury deliberates

What does brandished mean?

• wave in a threatening way

• polish

• hide away

• to hit with a hammer

What does cowering mean?

• crouching down from something frightening

• ducking so to not get hit by something

• crouching down to play hide and go seek

• to play with a cow

What does plead mean?

• to claim guilt or innocence in court

• to beg

• to hire a lawyer

• to deny any wrongdoing

What does moseyed mean?

• having to do with Moses

• moving in a slow and leisurely way

• moving with a limp

• rushing along

What is sentencing?

• A hearing to determine the consequence of a crime

• A hearing to determine if someone is innocent or guilty

• A hearing to determine if someone is to go to a Sentencing Circle

• A hearing to drop charges against someone

What is a juvenile delinquent?

• a child or teenager who commits a serious crime

• an adult who commits a serious crime

• a young person who is frequently late

• a child who is short for his/her age

What does shrouded mean?

• enhanced

• revealed

• concealed

• transparent