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Twelve Angry Men GR8
judicial vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquittal | n.- the judgement of a court that a person charged with a crime is not guilty |
| defendant | n.- a person or institution against who an action is brought in a court of law |
| antagonize | v. to act against someone; to act hostile toward someone |
| foreman | n.- a person who chairs and speaks for a jury |
| prosecution | n. the lawyer acting for the state to put the case against the defendant |
| unanimous | n.- all in agreement |
| verdict | n.- a decision |
| hung jury | n.- a group of jurors who are unable to reach a decision |
| jury | n.- a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them |
| reasonable doubt | n.- uncertainty as to a criminal defendant's guilt |
| appalled | v. (past tense) struck with fear, dread, or consternation |
| bigot | n. a person stubbornly attached to particular opinions |
| compassionate | adj. sympathetic |
| intolerant | adj. unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion; narrow-minded about cherished opinions |
| naive | adj. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information |
| rapport | n. a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people |
| sadist | n. one who takes pleasure from cruelty |
| subservient | adj. useful in an inferior way |
| superficial | adj. only concerned with the obvious or apparent; shallow |
| dogged | adj. persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious |
| dull-witted | adj. stupid |
| humble | adj. not proud or arrogant; modest |
| meek | adj. overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame |
| petty | adj. mean abouto small or trifling things; having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc. |
| slick | adj. sly; smooth in manners, speech, etc.; suave |