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Courtroom terms/phrases

by gerb0150wr
(90 terms)
  • overruled
  • approach the bench
  • legal counsel
  • closing statement
  • defendant
  • prosecution
  • prosecutor
  • defense attorney
  • civil lawsuit
  • criminal charges
  • rests
  • bail
  • set bail at
  • make bail
  • remanded
  • precedent
  • jury
  • judge
  • grand jury
  • hung jury
  • verdict
  • reach a verdict
  • proceed
  • exhibit
  • under oath
  • take an oath
  • truth
  • admissible
  • appeal
  • evidence
  • recognize
  • charged with
  • cross-examine
  • recall
  • object
  • sustained
  • ruling
  • testimony
  • sidebar
  • recess
  • call a witness
  • dismissed without prejudice
  • motion
  • count
  • affidavit
  • appellate court
  • bench trial
  • brief
  • judge's chambers
  • clerk of court
  • law clerk
  • standard of proof
  • jurisdiction
  • paralegal
  • complaint
  • sentence
  • docket
  • dismissed with prejudice
  • settlement
  • felony
  • damages
  • warrant
  • misdemeanor
  • hearsay
  • petition
  • litigation
  • mistrial
  • plaintiff
  • plea
  • legal proceedings
  • transfer
  • probation
  • arraignment
  • subpoena
  • contempt
  • uphold
  • writ
  • witness stand
  • witness statement
  • take to the stand
  • Bible
  • gavel
  • state attorney
  • court reporter
  • probation officer
  • proof beyond a reasonable doubt
  • I rest my case
  • bailiff
  • objection
  • deliver the sentence

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