1. 12 Angry Men
Vocabulary

2. Trial related terms

3. Something planned or plotted in advance
Premeditated
Something planned or plotted in advance

4. Reasonable doubt
Having no excessive, extreme, or illogical uncertainty about a situation ?

5. To avoid doing something by choice
abstain
To avoid doing something by choice

6. The outcome of a trial; the decision of the jury
verdict
The outcome of a trial; the decision of the jury

7. Based on complete, 100% agreement
unanimous
Based on complete, 100% agreement

8. Person who leads and speaks for a jury
foreman
Person who leads and speaks for a jury

9. The punishment given by a court of law
sentence
The punishment given by a court of law

10. to decide that someone is not guilty of a crime
acquit
to decide that someone is not guilty of a crime

11. To decide that someone is guilty of a crime
convict
To decide that someone is guilty of a crime

12. a reason for doing something
Motive
a reason for doing something

13. Cross-examination
to ask more questions of a witness who has been questioned by another lawyer

14. A vote done anonymously
Secret ballot
A vote done anonymously

15. a person accused of a crime and taken to court
defendant
a person accused of a crime and taken to court

16. defense
The legal team who represents the accused, or the defendant, during the trial

17. Prosecution
The legal team who presents the case in a criminal trial against an individual suspected of breaking the law

18. required by a law or rule
mandatory
required by a law or rule

19. a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict – the result is a mistrial
Hung jury
a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict – the result is a mistrial

20. testimony
something that someone says especially in a court of law while formally promising to tell the truth

21. kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly
mercy
kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly

22. Alternate juror
A juror who is chosen to take another juror’s place if he or she becomes unable to continue serving on the jury

23. Open and shut case
a legal case or other matter that is easy to prove or decide because the facts are very clear

24. Circumstantial evidence
Evidence based on information which suggests that something is true but does not prove that it is true

25. witness
a person who makes a statement in a court about what he or she knows or has seen

26. forgery
the crime of falsely making or copying a document in order to deceive people

27. careful thought or discussion done in order to make a decision
deliberations
careful thought or discussion done in order to make a decision

28. Double jeopardy
the act of causing a person to be put on trial two times for the same crime

29. Burden of Proof
The requirement of the prosecutor to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the defendant is guilty.

30. Contextual terms

31. slum
an area of a city where poor people live and the buildings are in bad condition

32. appalled
to cause (someone) to feel fear, shock, or disgust

33. bigot
A person who is stubbornly intolerant of members of a particular group, especially a racial or religious group

34. dogged
stubbornly determined; persistent

35. El train
an urban railway track, built on supports  above a road

36. insignificant
small or unimportant

37. riffle
to look through something quickly and not very closely

38. sadist
A person who gets enjoyment from being cruel or causing pain

39. Superficial
As a character trait
shallow minded; not caring about important matters or deep emotions

40. petty
Small minded; treating others harshly or unfairly because of things that are not really important

41. meek
Having a quiet and gentle nature; not wanting to fight or argue with others

43. Fade in

44. Fade out

45. Camera drifts

46. Camera holds

47. Close shot

48. Cut to

49. Time lapse