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UK Law Vocabulary Worksheet
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UK Law Vocabulary Worksheet
Read each question carefully. Use the clues and the legal word bank to show what UK law vocabulary means. Legal word bank: appeal, barrister, court, defendant, evidence, jury, magistrate, sentence, solicitor, verdict, witness, judge, prosecution. The examples are for learning, not legal advice.
Match the legal words
Match each term to its meaning. Write the correct letter beside each term.
Choose a word for each clue
Word bank: appeal · barrister · court · jury · sentence
1.During the snowy school closure, Idris reads that a person who disagrees with a court’s decision may ask a higher court to review it. What is this request called?
2.Imogen’s clue: this lawyer may represent a client in court and is often instructed by a solicitor. Which word from the bank fits?
3.Oliver’s clue: this is the place where a judge or magistrates hear legal cases. Which word from the bank fits?
4.In some criminal trials, a group of members of the public listens to the evidence and decides whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. What is this group called?
5.In a criminal case, a court may decide a penalty after a person is found guilty. What is that penalty called?
Law words in context
Choose the best answer for each question.
6.A defendant is:
- A person accused of an offence
- The person who reports the weather
- A lawyer who advises the government
- The final decision in a case
7.Which word means information or material that may help a court decide what happened?
- Evidence
- Sentence
- Appeal
- Verdict
8.True or false? In England and Wales, a person accused of a crime is presumed innocent unless proved guilty.
TrueFalse
9.A snow-delayed delivery leads to a disagreement between two people about a damaged parcel. Would this automatically be a criminal case? Explain the difference between a criminal case and a civil case in one or two sentences.
10.Use two vocabulary words from this worksheet in a sentence that explains how a court case might be decided. Underline the two legal words.
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