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STATE vs ALLI

ressources

practise for the quiz

A step by step mock trial

opening statement

cross examination

closing statement

direct examination

opening proceedings

objections

Ressources

typical procedures

vocabulary

the case

Vocabulary from the script (Mock trial)

Legal expressions

• Judge (n) - a public official ho must make decision on questions in a court.

• plaintiff (n)– he plaintiff is the person who begins a civil lawsuit. (the person who is oficcially accusing someone of a crime)

• councel (n) Legal advice; a term used to refer to lawyers in a case.

• defendant- the person who is accused of a crime

• «plaintiff's counsel» / «defendant's counsel»

• a juror (n) - a member of the jury

• a jury (n) A body of citizens who listen to evidence of criminal allegations, which are presented by the government, and determines whether there is probable cause to believe the offense was committed.

• bailiff (n) A court official, usually a peace officer or deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom and handles errands for the judge and clerk.

• allegation: something that someone says happened.

• evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade

• the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

• a trial (un procès)

• courthouse – the building where the trial takes place (U.S)

• courtroom - ( the room / the space where the trial takes place)

• attorney – (avocat) a lawyer (American term)

• barrister (british term)

• witness (un témoin)

• «objection sustained » - we take your objection into account

• opening statement - the attorney's first opportunity to address the jury in a trial. Generally, the party who bears the (plaintiff in a civil case or prosecution in a criminal case) begins the opening statements, followed immediately after by the adverse party (defendant).

• a pleading – a formal document with basic positions for the two parts involved

• an attempt – when you trie to do something but it fails

• attenpted + nom : attempted murder, attempted treason

• harassment (harcelement)

• swear – to oficially promise to tell the truth

• « to be sworn in » (prêter serment)

• oath – when you officially promise to the court tell only the truth

• « to be under oath » - when you are legally obligated to tell the truth

• testimony (n) -a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official (témoignage / déposition)

• testify (v)

• cross-examination (n)Un contre-interrogatoire est l'interrogation d'un témoin ou d'un accusé par l'avocat de la partie adverse.

• cross-examine (v)

Other expressions

• furthermore – de plus / en plus

• den – a den is the place where the wolf lives (tanière) but also an expression used for a small appartement (usually a man living alone)

• « to eat out » - when you eat in a restaurant

• a stroll – a walk (une ballade)

• « a buddy » a friend

• to « figure » - je pense / je m'imagine

• Heggeldy Piggeldy : messy, in confusion or disorder

• Miss Piggy : character / puppet from the Muppet Show

• Porky : character from an old American cartoon (a pig)

• « uncalled for » - unneccesary,

• sty (reference to a pig sty) a pig sty is where pigs live, people often say it about dirty and messy places

• mud – (boue)

• « a pal » – a friend

• a shearling – wool from a sheep, a « shearling coat » is a coat made with wool from a shearling sheep

• bicker – (se chamailler)

• « easy pickings » something that is easily taken or stolen, something that is easy to get through other means, or someone who is easily persuaded.

• «be as cool as a cucumber » - to be very calm and have no worries

• « have somebody figured out » - understand what somebody is like

• « scare the living daylights out of someone » – to scare someone a LOT

The Procedure

State vs Alli