12 Angry Men Vocab

Front 1

Dogged

Back 1

determined, persistent, perservant

Front 2

Sadism

Back 2

a desire to hurt others

Front 3

Appalled

Back 3

shocked, alarmed, confused

Front 4

Bigot

Back 4

a person who is intolerant of people who differ in opinion, religion, race, or politics. He has prejudices toward other people.

Front 5

Antagonize

Back 5

irritate, annoy

Front 6

Subservient

Back 6

subordinate, servile, submissive, slavish

Front 7

Superficial

Back 7

near the surface, shallow, trivial, insignificant

Front 8

Premeditated homocide

Back 8

first degree murder; a planned, purposeful murder

Front 9

Charge to the jury

Back 9

when the judge instructs the jury as to the exact nature of its responsibility

Front 10

Reasonable Doubt

Back 10

used to measure the degree of certainty requited for a juror to legally find the defendant guilty. The proof must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts of facts are removed from the mind of the ordinary person.

Front 11

Retire

Back 11

withdraw to a private place

Front 12

Jeopardy

Back 12

the danger of being convicted and punished when tried for a crime

Front 13

Double jeopardy

Back 13

being tried for the same crime twice

Front 14

Hung Jury

Back 14

one whose members cannot reconcile their differences of opinion and therefore cannot reach verdict by whatever degree or argument is required

Front 15

Voir dire

Back 15

to speak the truth

Front 16

Monopoly

Back 16

exclusive control or possession of something

Front 17

Prosecution

Back 17

In a criminal case, the side that brings the case against a person accused of committing a crime

Front 18

Defendant

Back 18

In a court case, the person accused of a crime

Front 19

Coroner

Back 19

a public trial who runs an investigation to determine causes of deaths seemingly not due to natural causes

Front 20

Cross-examination

Back 20

to question a witness already examined by the opposing side

Front 21

Abstain

Back 21

to withhold one's vote in an election or a group decision

Front 22

Prejudice

Back 22

negative judgment or opinion beforehand, or without examination or knowledge of the facts; irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion

Front 23

Stereotype

Back 23

conventional, prearranged, rigid, fixed and oversimplified conception or image

Front 24

Pantomime

Back 24

to gesture and only pretend to speak

Front 25

"Clutching at straws"

Back 25

trying anything in desperation

Front 26

Motive

Back 26

reason for doing something

Front 27

Grudge

Back 27

ill-will; a feeling of anger

Front 28

Discrepanct

Back 28

Lack of agreement

Front 29

Tenement

Back 29

An apartment building; often a very old and run-down building

Front 30

Writhing

Back 30

twisting one's body around, usually in severe pain

Front 31

Conceivable

Back 31

believable; able to be imagined or accepted

Front 32

Alibi

Back 32

a story told by the accused criminal that supposedly proves he or she was somewhere else at the time of the crime

Front 33

Intimidate

Back 33

to make afraid; overpower