Counsel In court all people have the right

Counsel • In court, all people have the right to legal counsel (lawyers to represent them).

Plaintiff • The plaintiff is the person/group who brings a case against another in court. They accuse them of something. • Their lawyer is the prosecuting attorney. All together, this group is known as the prosecution.

Defendant • The defendant is the person/group being accused of something. They are defending themselves from punishment. • Their lawyer is the defense attorney. All together, this group is known as the defense.

Judge • During court, a judge presides over the courtroom proceedings. • First, they ask the defendant how they plead: guilty or not guilty.

Verdict • The attorneys give opening arguments to the jury, a panel of people who decide the verdict (outcome) of the case.

Examination • The bulk of a courtroom trial is examination and cross-examination of witnesses, people who saw or have information regarding the crime.

Closing Arguments • At the end of examinations, attorneys give closing arguments.

Alibi • Reason a person could not commit a crime.

Alliteration • series of words begin with the same consonant sound.

Assonance resemblance in the sounds of words or syllables either between their vowels (e. g. , meat, bean) or between their consonants.

Anaphora • is the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech.

Parallelism • The use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas related or equal in importance.

Rhetorical question • Question that does not require a reply used to suguest the answer is obvious or self evident.