A case being considered by a court. It is started by a charging document (in criminal cases).
The judges of courts of law.
When people are charged with criminal offences their case is often put off for a certain period, allowing them to prepare or think further about their case.
The practice of keeping the jury together and apart from other people until it has made a decision.
An act or omission that society has outlawed as a threat to the safety or welfare of the public, and that will therefore be prosecuted and punished by the state.
A person who gives evidence in court about what they’ve seen, heard or otherwise experienced. Also, a person who observes the signing of a will or some other document.
A process for both victims and offenders to be involved in finding ways to hold the offender accountable for their offending and repair the harm caused to the victim and community.
The extent of a person’s or body’s powers or authority
The person conducting the proceedings against the defendant.
A person who has plead, or been found, guilty of committing an offence.
To engage in legal proceedings.
A charge which is in relation to multiple offences of the same type, alleged to have been committed under similar circumstances over a period of time
A sitting of the court where a judicial officer hears from the parties to the case and decides what should be done about the case
A lawyer who undertakes legal aid services or specified legal services.
A declaration before a person of authority, which invokes some religious belief and says that a thing is true or right.
Judges put off giving a decision to a later date or time.
A system for the supervised release of prison inmates before their sentence is completed.
A group of (usually 12) people whose role in a criminal trial is to decide matters of fact and then apply the law, as explained to them by the trial judge, to those facts to reach a decision (‘verdict’) as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
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