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34 Cards in this Set
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Attorney
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
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judge
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a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice (judges decide civil cases not criminal)
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verdict
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the finding or answer of a jury given to court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment
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evidence
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data presented to a court or jury in proof of the facts in an issue and which may include the testimony of witnesses, records, documents, or objects
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opening statements
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the first occasion that the judge/jury has to hear from a lawyer in a trial
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closing statements
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the concluding statements of each party's counsel (attorney) reiterating the important arguments for the jury or judge in a court case
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plaintiff
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a person who brings suit in a court
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defendant
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a person, company, etc against whom a claim or charge is being held
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trial
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the determination of a persons guilt or innocent by due process of law
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jury
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12 people sworn to tell the truth about who is innocent or guilty
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witness
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a person who gives testimony as in a court of law
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defense
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the denial or pleading of the defendant
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witness statement
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a statement summarizing the evidence that a witness orally gave at a trial
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objection
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a procedure where a party says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be used
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burden of proof
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the responsibility of proving a point
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reasonable doubt
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the level of certainty that the judge or jury needs to have before finding an individual guilty
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circumstantial evidence
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indirect evidence that is used to infer what happened
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direct proof
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evidence that in unquestionable and does not have to be inferred
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cross examination
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to question a person that has already been examined
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motion
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the act of changing a place or position
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appeal
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an urgent or earnest ask for something
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judge
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a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice (judges decide civil cases not criminal)
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verdict
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the finding or answer of a jury given to court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment
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evidence
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data presented to a court or jury in proof of the facts in an issue and which may include the testimony of witnesses, records, documents, or objects
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opening statements
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the first occasion that the judge/jury has to hear from a lawyer in a trial
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closing statements
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the concluding statements of each party's counsel (attorney) reiterating the important arguments for the jury or judge in a court case
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plaintiff
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a person who brings suit in a court
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defendant
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a person, company, etc against whom a claim or charge is being held
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trial
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the determination of a persons guilt or innocent by due process of law
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jury
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12 people sworn to tell the truth about who is innocent or guilty
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witness
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a person who gives testimony as in a court of law
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sustained
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to keep someone or something alive or to support or supply something
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clerk
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a person who keeps the records and performs the regular business of something
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mistrial
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a trial that became invalid because the jurors are either unable to decide or because of a basic prejudicial error
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