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Handout 1B:
Matching: Trial Terms
Directions: For each definition in the Definitions column, write the letter for the term or phrase in
the Terms/Phrases column next to the definition that most closely matches it.
Definitions
1.
brought by the government against a person accused of breaking a law
2.
burden of proof in a civil case
3.
process of sharing information and evidence before trial
4.
adversarial process to resolve a conflict
5.
written statement of facts made by witness before a trial
6.
evidence showing the defendant was not present at the scene of the
crime
Terms/Phrases
a.
prosecutor
b. trier of fact
c. evidence
d. plaintiff
e. civil case
f.
alibi
g. beyond a reasonable
doubt
h. discovery
i.
affidavit
j.
defendant
7.
person initiating the complaint in a civil trial
8.
person representing the government in a criminal case
l.
9.
documents, items, and testimony presented to prove each parties’ cases
m. impeachment
10. questioning the credibility of witnesses
k. trial
preponderance of
the evidence
n. criminal case
o. testimony
11. burden of proof in a criminal case
12. brought by someone alleging another person did something harmful or
failed to do something they had a duty to do
13. judge or jury
14. an explanation of what a witness saw, heard, did, or experienced
15. the party accused of a crime or the subject of a complaint in a lawsuit
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