| A | B |
|---|
| misdemeanor | a lesser criminal act |
| testify | to give evidence under oath |
| stenographer | a person who does short hand writing, as of dictation of testimony for later transcription |
| sidebar | a private meeting between the judge and the attorneys |
| prosecutor | the attorney who represnts the state; tries to prove the defendant is GUILTY |
| prosecute | to conduct legal actions against |
| plaintiff v. defendant | the way a case is always set up in writing. The name of the person or organization filing a lawsuit goes first; the name of the person or organization being charged goes last. The "v" is an abbreviation for the word "versus". |
| perjury | a deliberate lie said under oath |
| parole | conditional release from prosion before the end of a sentence |
| oath | a declaration of a statement's truth, which renders one willfully asserting an untru statement punishable for perjury |
| mistrial | a trial that becomes invalid, is essentially canceled because of a mistake in procedure |
| foreman | person on the jury who is chosen by the jurors to be the official spokesman |
| felony | a major crime, examples are murder or arson |
| defendant | the person sued or accused |
| cross-examination | the questioning of a witness by the lawyer for the opposing side |
| bail | security (usually money) to insure that the accused person appear at trial |
| assault | a violent attack |
| arraignment | when the accused is brought before the court to h ear the charges against him or her. They plead guilty or not guilty at this time |
| appeal | a request for a higher court to review a decision made by a lower court |
| acquittal | a legal determination that a person who has been charged with a crime is innocent |
| accomplice | a partner in crime |
| verdict | the formal finding of a judge or jury |
| journal | private or personal writing, may be shared or not |
| voice-over | voice heard in the background by the audience and characters; resembles a narrator |
| close-up | camera zooms in on a character or particular scene to show significance or to draw attention |
| fade-in & fade-out | screen goes black or snowy; used to change to a different scene |
| zoom out | opposite of close-up; wide camera shot |
| camera pan | moves from side to side to scan the area |
