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Trial Vocab
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Term | Definition |
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Court | Government entity authorized to resolve legal disputes. Judges sometimes use "court" to refer to themselves in the third person, as in "the court has read the briefs" |
Judge | An official of the Judicial branch with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts. |
Juror | A member of a jury |
Petite Jury | A group of citizens who hear evidence in a trial and decide guilt or innocence |
Suspect | A person who is believed by criminal justice officials to be one who may have committed a specific crime, but who has not been arrested or formally charged |
Defendant | The person accused of the crime |
The Defense Attorney | The lawyer who represents the defendant in legal proceedings |
Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecutor) | The lawyer that tries a criminal case on behalf of the government; tries to prove a person guilty of a crime |
Witness | A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury |
Bailiff | A uniformed officer who keeps order in the courtroom |
Court Reporter | A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court |