Synonyms and antonyms of The jury, accused, witnesses and defendant in British Thesaurus

aggrieved (adjective)

legal used about someone who is taking a case to court because they have been treated unfairly. An aggrieved person is also known as the injured party.

aggrieved party (noun)

a person or group of people that has suffered harm such as injury, financial loss, or damage to property

alibi (noun)

someone who has an alibi can prove that they were somewhere else when a crime was committed and so can claim to be not guilty

amicus curiae (noun)

a person who is not a party to a legal dispute but who offers helpful information on that case. This Latin phrase literally means 'a friend of the court'.

an accused (noun)

a specific person that is accused of a crime in a court of law

appellant (noun)

someone who appeals against a decision of a court of law

appellee (noun)

a person against whom a legal appeal is filed. This person is usually referred to as the respondent.

applicant (noun)

legal the person in a court case who makes an application to the court for something

challenge (noun)

legal a refusal to accept someone as a member of a jury

challenge (verb)

legal to refuse to accept someone as a member of a jury

claimant (noun)

legal someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law. The person against whom the case is brought is called the defendant.

co-accused (noun)

one of two or more people or organizations accused of the same crime

co-defendant (noun)

one of two or more people or organizations being sued or accused in court for the same crime

complainant (noun)

in a court of law, the person who has asked the court to judge their case

the court (noun)

the people in a court, especially the judge and jury

defendant (noun)

someone who has been accused of a crime and is on trial or has had a legal claim brought against them in a civil court

expert witness (noun)

an expert in a particular subject who is asked to give a court of law their opinion about technical details of a case

eyewitness (noun)

someone who has seen something happen, especially a crime or an accident

foreman (noun)

legal the person who is chosen to be the leader of a jury and to tell the court what decision the jury has reached

forewoman (noun)

legal a woman who is chosen to be the leader of a jury

grand jury (noun)

a group of people used in the US legal system for deciding whether someone accused of a crime should be brought to trial in a court of law

hung jury (noun)

a jury that cannot reach a decision about whether someone is guilty

intervenor (noun)

a person who joins in an ongoing legal case because their rights are affected in a similar way

juror (noun)

a member of a jury

jury (noun)

a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case. Members of a jury are ordinary members of the public: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

jury duty (noun)

mainly American jury service

jury service (noun)

British the obligation to be part of a jury in a court, or time spent doing this

litigant (noun)

someone who is involved in a disagreement that is being examined in a court of law

litigant in person (noun)

someone who represents themselves in court instead of using a lawyer

litigation friend (noun)

British a next friend

McKenzie Friend (noun)

a person who is allowed to help someone who is arguing a case in a court of law without using a lawyer

misdirect (verb)

legal if a judge misdirects a jury, he gives them the wrong information or instructions

next friend (noun)

a person who represents someone who is unable to represent themselves in a legal case, for example because they are ill, disabled, or a child

petitioner (noun)

legal someone who gives a court an official document in which they ask it to take legal action

petitioner (noun)

someone who asks a court to officially allow them to get divorced

plaintiff (noun)

someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law. The person against whom the case is brought is called the defendant.

respondent (noun)

formallegal the party in a court case who is against either the appellant or the petitioner or who is responding to an application, especially for divorce

third party (noun)

formal a person or organization that is not one of the two main people or organizations involved in a legal agreement or case

unreliable (adjective)

an unreliable witness is someone whose evidence is unlikely to be accepted in a court of law

witness (noun)

someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen

witness (noun)

someone who tells a court what they know about a crime