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12 Angry Men terms
Key terms from the play Twelve Angry Men
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hung jury | a jury that fails to reach a verdict |
| acquittal | the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime |
| unanimous | agreed to by everyone |
| 1st-degree murder | a crime in which one wrongfully causes the death of another person after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so |
| Fifth Amendment | guarantees that a person on trial for a criminal offense cannot be forced to testify against him or herself |
| burden of proof | duty or obligation of the prosecution to demonstrate the defendant’s guilt |
| sadist | a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others. (Juror THREE is perhaps one.) |
| reasonable doubt | uncertainty as to a criminal defendant's guilt |
| conviction | the act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime in a court of law |
| bigot | a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group) |
| hasty generalizations | drawing conclusions without sufficient knowledge or information, usually using faulty reasoning |
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MrReise
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