Dictionary 12 Angry Men

David Zonana Nahmad

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1. Objection: a reason or argument presented in

opposition.

2. Justice: the administration of law; the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity.

3. Jail/prison: a place of

imprisonment for persons who made a crime.

4. Guilty: chargeable with or responsible for a usually

grave breach of conduct or a crime.

5. Judge: Person that makes the decision over the person that is being judged.

6. Lawyer/law/rules: The legal profession; lawyer is the person that works with it.

7. Charges: why it is accused the accused.

8. The accused: the person that they say did any thing

bad.

9. The defense: The lawyer that defends the accused.

10. Witness: The person that saw the actions.

11. For trial: to have a judgment

12. Officer: police man that is in a judgment

13. Persecution: hostility or bad treatment, action

of fighting.

14. The verdict: The decision of the judge

15. Case: What

happened, and why it is judge the accused.

16. Constitution: The

written laws.  

17. Jury: 12 people that make the decision on the court.

18. Court: where he

is being accused.

19. Evidence: proves of what happened.

20. Testify: a person to give his version of the acts

Stages of a Criminal Case: The Arrest – A person to be arrested has to make a crime. An arrest warrant is an order by a judge that gives permission to police to arrest a person for committing a crime. Booking and Bond - There are tow types of bonds that are: Supersedeas, that is the bond set by the court during the appeal procedure and posted with the Clerk of Court. Surety bond that is a certificate posted by a bonding company to the law enforcement agency to secure the appearance in court of a criminal defendant. A bondsman is the person that provides bonds. The Arraignment – When the defendant is in the criminal court to be advised of rights and enter an arguing that his client is innocent to the charges. Plea Bargain – A plea bargain is usually offered after the beginning of the trial. They make a mutual agreement and they both are benefit because it is an agreement so both are benefit. Preliminary Hearing – It is the hearing in which a judge determines whether there is sufficient evidence against the accused with a crime to hold him for trial. Pre-trial Motions – Are different motions before the trials, for example Pretrial Conference, Pretrial Conference, and Pretrial Intervention. The purpose is to find evidence. The Trial – A trial is an examination of any issue of fact or law before a competent court to determine the rights of the accused, many times a body of people selected from the citizens of a particular district and brought before the court is affirmed to try one or more questions of fact and determine them by their verdict. Sentencing – The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime, it depend on what the person did, and the judge determines depending on the evidence. Appeal Process – The process to go to a higher court to review an order of conviction or of a civil judgment against a person. http://jec.unm.edu/manuals-­‐resources/glossary-­‐of-­‐legal-­‐terms