Legal vocabulary
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- Q1
The decision at the end of a court trial is called...
acquittal
response
verdict
appeal
45s - Q2
The people who represent the parties in court are called...
judges
liars
lawyers
defendants
30s - Q3
The person that is sued in a criminal trial is the...
victim
judge
witness
defendant
30s - Q4
The person that tells the court what they have seen is a...
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s - Q5
Who belongs together in court?
Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s - Q6
When a person is found guilty, they are...
depressed
overruled
convicted
executed
30s - Q7
Connect what goes hand in hand:
Users link answersLinking30s - Q8
The correct way to refer to the judge is...
Yours Truly
Your Grace
Bruh
Your Honour
30s - Q9
The laws applicable to young criminals is called...
youth law
adolescent law
juvenile law
subadult law
30s - Q10
What is it called when somebody is held in prison until the court proceedings start (without conviction)?
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s - Q11
What the witness says in court is called a t...
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s - Q12
Lying in court is a crime and is called...
purjerce
perjury
peri-peri
pujery
30s - Q13
What is what?
Users link answersLinking30s - Q14
An object that was found at the crime scene is called a piece of...
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s - Q15
From an innocent person to an inmate, what stages does the person go through?
Users link answersLinking30s