1 / 12

Key Legal Terms in Court Proceedings: Definitions and Implications

This resource outlines essential legal vocabulary pertaining to court procedures, including the meaning and significance of terms such as appeal, affidavit, cross-examines, perpetrator, stoolies, hostile, sustained, overruled, leading, holding pen, and apprehended. Understanding these concepts is crucial for navigating legal settings, as they encompass critical actions and roles within the justice system. Familiarizing oneself with these terms can enhance comprehension of court dynamics and the various roles individuals play during legal proceedings.

isi
Télécharger la présentation

Key Legal Terms in Court Proceedings: Definitions and Implications

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. MonsterVocab pages 59-126

  2. appeal • a legal step taking a case from a lower court to a higher one for review

  3. affidavit • a sworn statement made by someone who will not be at the trial

  4. cross-examines • questions a witness a second time to discredit earlier answers

  5. perpetrator • one who committed a criminal act

  6. stoolies • stool pigeons, slang for police informers

  7. hostile • an unfriendly or non-cooperating witness; a witness called by the other side

  8. sustained • allowed to stand in a court proceeding

  9. overruled • not allowed to stand in a court proceeding

  10. leading • suggesting answers to a witness during testimony

  11. holding pen • a place where prisoners are kept outside a courtroom

  12. apprehended • caught

More Related