Abstain
Refrain from (in this case, voting).
Acquit
To find a defendant 'not guilty' of a charge.
Bigot
Someone who is intolerant of someone else's beliefs, opinions, race, ethnicity, or other differing characteristic.
Burden of proof
The requirement to prove one's own case over another. In America, the burden of proof is on the prosecution, meaning that they must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Coroner
One who examines a dead body.
Cross-examine
To question a witness called to testify for the other side.
Defendant
Someone who is charged with a crime and brought to trial.
Deliberate
To discuss the facts of a case and come to a conclusion or guilt or innocence.
Elevated Train
An above-ground public transportation train system.
Evidence
That which is used to prove a point or case (in a court of law).
Homicide
Murder
Hung Jury
When a jury cannot come to a unanimous decision, and the case must be retried in front of a new jury.
Premeditated
Planned or thought out.
Prosecutor
A lawyer who presents evidence in court to try to prove the defendant guilty.
Reasonable doubt
The standard of evidence required to convict someone of a crime in America.
Switchblade knife
A special kind of pocket knife with a blade contained in the handle which opens automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle is activated.
Trial
The public forum in which a case is tried before a judge and jury.
Unanimous
All members in agreement.
Verdict
The decision of guilt or innocence issued by a jury after a trial.
