STRETCHING OUR LEGAL VOCABULARY
Building a vocabulary is essential especially when learning about a new subject. Students can start their own legal notebooks by entering the following terms and defining them. They can use this list to help them better understand the legal reading and also the courtroom proceedings.
Appeal Arraignment
Attachment Bail
Beyond a reasonable doubt Certification
Clerk Commitment
Complaint Contract
Court monitor Cross-examination
Defendant Deposition
Due process Felony
Hearsay Indigent
Injunction Jurisdiction
Juvenile Leading question
Misdemeanor Negligence
Parole Plaintiff
Plea Precedent
Probable cause Probation
Prosecution Public defender
Rehabilitation Restitution
Stipulation Subpoena
Summons Suspended Sentence
Tort Venue
Waiver Witness