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Vocabulary Word Scramble | Fill-In the Blank | Word Match
Why are Courts Important?

VOCABULARY FILL-IN-THE-BLANK

Directions: Use a New York State Court System vocabulary word to complete the sentences below.

Every criminal defendant is ___________________ until proven guilty.
Witnesses take an____________________ and swear to tell the truth.
After the jury deliberates, the judge will ask the jury to announce its_________________.
Every criminal defendant is entitled to be represented by an _________________.
A civil suit is started when a plaintiff files a __________________.
A ________________is the attorney who conducts a trial against a criminal defendant.
When the judge tells the defendant that the defendant must go to jail, the judge pronounces the ________________________.
If the judge has a research question, the judge can ask his law _________________. for help.
At a trial, attorneys use witnesses to present________________to the jury.
The highest court of the State of New York is not a trial court; instead, it is an_____________ court.

 

WORD BANK:
appellate
innocent
attorney
oath
clerk
prosecutor
complaint
sentence
evidence
verdict

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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