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Courtroom Vocabulary

Authored by Vincent Dewerie

English, Education

11th - 12th Grade

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Courtroom Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The person against whom a criminal complaint or indictment is filed: the “accused"

Prosecutor

Defendant

Accused

Lay Witness

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An attorney whose official duty is to conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the
state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses; also
called a District Attorney or State’s Attorney

Bailiff
Expert Witness
Defense Attorney
Prosecutor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A government employee who works directly with the trial judge and is responsible for court paperwork and records before and during the trial

Prosecutor
Deputy Sheriff/Bailiff
Clerk
Jury

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Conditional release from prison before the end of a sentence.

Oath
Objection
Parole
Perjury

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To answer an allegation.

Objection
Plaintiff
Plead
Reverse

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The punishment given to a person who has been convicted of a crime.

Sentence
Warrant
Reverse
Parole

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the role of the judge?

To pass sentences.
To decide if a person is guilty or not.
To collect evidence.
To question witnesses.

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