trial process
Legal case procedure
Trial process refers to the formal procedures by which a case moves through a court of law—from jury selection through verdict.
The term emphasizes the sequential, rule-governed nature of litigation: The trial process can take months before reaching a conclusion.
In broader use, any systematic evaluation procedure: the trial process for new medications.
- judgeOne who decides
- admissibilityQuality of being permitted
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
- reasonable doubtLegal uncertainty requiring acquittal
- defendantParty facing charges
cross-examination · closing arguments · arraignment · jury selection · sentencing · voir dire · prosecutor · circumstantial evidence · defense attorney · deliberation · verdict · guilty verdict · not guilty · witness · hung jury · jury instructions · documentary evidence · legal precedent
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- Court Procedureadjournment, civil procedure, criminal procedure, court hearing, court rules
- judicial reformjudicial reform, court reform, justice reform, legal reform, judicial independence
- Roman LawRoman law, Corpus Juris Civilis, Justinian Code, Twelve Tables, Digest
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
- Sex Crimesrape, sexual assault, molestation, statutory rape, sexual battery
trial processsettlement
Resolved dispute or colony
arbitration · mediation · out-of-court settlement · plea bargain · conciliation
trial processsummary judgment
Court ruling without trial
backroom deal · executive action · kangaroo court · vigilante justice · mob justice