| Vocabulary part of speech
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| | Part 1
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| 1) the Bench
| the place where judges sit in a court
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| 2) Chief Justice
| in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court
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| 3) court clerk
| an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to administer oaths to witnesses, jurors
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| 4) court reporter
| a person whose occupation is to transcribe spoken or recorded speech into written form, typically using machine shorthand or a voice silencer and digital recorder to produce official transcripts of court
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| 5) bailiff
| a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. They are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly.
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| 6) plaintiff
| also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court
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| | Part 2
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| 1) defendant
| any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute.
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| 2) jury box
| an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
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| 3) the jury
| a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict. Modern ones tend to be found in courts to judge whether an accused person is innocent or guilty of a crime.
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| 4) witness
| someone who has firsthand knowledge about a crime or dramatic event through their senses (e.g. seeing, hearing, smelling, touching)
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| 5) convict noun
convict
| a person who is doing (or supposed to be doing) jailtime
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| 6) gallery
| seats for curious spectators
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| 7) trial courts
| court of first instance, court of general jurisdiction is authorized to hear any type of civil or criminal case that is not committed exclusively to another court
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| | Part 3
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| 1) witness stand/box
| the section of the room set aside for witnesses to stand or sit in while giving their testimony or presenting evidence
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| 2) advocate
| one who speaks on behalf of another person, especially in a legal context. It is used primarily in reference to the system of Scots law, Anglo-Dutch law, Scandinavian and Israeli law.
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| 3) the dock
| a box in which the accused will sit during proceedings
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| 4) the accused
| A person charged with a criminal offense
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| 5) testimony
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| a form of evidence that is obtained from a witness who makes a solemn statement or declaration of fac
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| 6) guilty adjective
| responsible for a crime, deserving of punishment
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| 7) innocent adjective
| not responsible for the crime
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