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Monster Vocab

Monster Vocab. pages 59-126. appeal. a legal step taking a case from a lower court to a higher one for review. affidavit . a sworn statement made by someone who will not be at the trial. cross-examines . questions a witness a second time to discredit earlier answers. perpetrator.

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Monster Vocab

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  1. MonsterVocab pages 59-126

  2. appeal • a legal step taking a case from a lower court to a higher one for review

  3. affidavit • a sworn statement made by someone who will not be at the trial

  4. cross-examines • questions a witness a second time to discredit earlier answers

  5. perpetrator • one who committed a criminal act

  6. stoolies • stool pigeons, slang for police informers

  7. hostile • an unfriendly or non-cooperating witness; a witness called by the other side

  8. sustained • allowed to stand in a court proceeding

  9. overruled • not allowed to stand in a court proceeding

  10. leading • suggesting answers to a witness during testimony

  11. holding pen • a place where prisoners are kept outside a courtroom

  12. apprehended • caught

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