12 ANGRY MEN
– UNIT 1 WORDS
12 ANGRY MEN
– UNIT 1 WORDS
1. burden of proof n. the responsibility of the
prosecution to prove to the jury the guilt of the accused
2. defense n./v. the act or action of protecting someone
or some thing
3. deliberate v. to think about or discuss issues and
decisions carefully
4. double jeopardy n. the putting of a person on trial for
an offense for which he or she has been previously been
put on trial under a valid charge
5. evidence n. something that furnishes proof
6. hung jury n. when a jury cannot come to a
unanimous decision, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial
7. jury n. . a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on
some matter submitted to them
8. mistrial n. invalid trial, caused by fundamental error;
trial must start again from the selection of the jury
9. premeditated homicide n. a murder that is
characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a
measure of forethought and planning
10. proof n. something that induces certainty or
establishes validity
11. prosecution n. the party by whom criminal
proceedings are instituted or conducted
12. reasonable doubt n. a real doubt, based upon reason
and common sense after careful and impartial
consideration of all evidence, or lack of evidence in a case
13. testimony n. a solemn declaration usually made
orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation
by a lawyer or authorized public official
14. verdict n. the finding or decision of a jury on the
matter submitted to it in trial
15. witness n. one who can give first-hand account of
something seen, heard, or experienced
1. burden of proof n. the responsibility of the
prosecution to prove to the jury the guilt of the accused
2. defense n./v. the act or action of protecting someone
or some thing
3. deliberate v. to think about or discuss issues and
decisions carefully
4. double jeopardy n. the putting of a person on trial for
an offense for which he or she has been previously been
put on trial under a valid charge
5. evidence n. something that furnishes proof
6. hung jury n. when a jury cannot come to a
unanimous decision, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial
7. jury n. . a body of persons sword to give a verdict on
some matter submitted to them
8. mistrial n. invalid trial, caused by fundamental error;
trial must start again from the selection of the jury
9. premeditated homicide n. a murder that is
characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a
measure of forethought and planning
10. proof n. something that induces certainty or
establishes validity
11. prosecution n. the party by whom criminal
proceedings are instituted or conducted
12. reasonable doubt n. a real doubt, based upon reason
and common sense after careful and impartial
consideration of all evidence, or lack of evidence in a case
13. testimony n. a solemn declaration usually made
orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation
by a lawyer or authorized public official
14. verdict n. the finding or decision of a jury on the
matter submitted to it in trial
15. witness n. one who can give first-hand account of
something seen, heard, or experienced