court case
Trial before judge
A court case is a legal dispute brought before a judge or jury for resolution.
The term covers both civil matters (lawsuits between parties) and criminal proceedings (the state versus an accused).
The court case dragged on for months.
She testified in a high-profile court case.
Legal decision-making body
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · evidence · objection · deliberation · hearsay · perjury · alibi · rebuttal
Civil court proceeding
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- litigantParty in lawsuit
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
counsel · complaint · summons · pleadings · discovery · deposition · injunction · brief
Formal clearing of charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
judgment · unanimous · hung jury · overturned · upheld · appeal · retrial · dissenting
Charge-reading court session
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- chargeCost or accusation
- pleaFormal request or defense
- bailCourt-set release payment
subpoena · jurisdiction · statute · appeal · continuance · hearing · pretrial · motion to dismiss
jury
Legal decision-making body
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
prosecution · defense · evidence · objection · deliberation · hearsay · perjury · alibi · rebuttal · opening statement
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
attorney · counsel · complaint · summons · pleadings · discovery · deposition · injunction · brief · docket
acquittal
Formal clearing of charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- not guiltyCleared of charges
sentence · judgment · unanimous · hung jury · overturned · upheld · appeal · retrial · dissenting · concurring
arraignment
Charge-reading court session
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- chargeCost or accusation
- pleaFormal request or defense
bail · subpoena · jurisdiction · statute · appeal · continuance · hearing · pretrial · motion to dismiss · change of venue
- general proceduretrial, lawsuit, hearing, appeal, verdict
- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, civil suit, suit, claim
- criminal trialarraignment, defense attorney, criminal trial, prosecutor, charges
- crime newscrime scene, breaking news, arrest report, police blotter, investigative report
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
court caseout-of-court settlement
Resolution bypassing formal litigation
arbitration · mediation · settlement · handshake deal · gentleman's agreement
case, court, courts, courtship, courthouse, courtroom, courtrooms, courthouses, courtships