adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
attorneynounUS /əˈtɜːrni/
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
CallverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
court-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
cross-examinationnoun
(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
defensenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
defense'snounUS /dɪˈfensɪz/
possessive form of “defense” — (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
jurynounUS /ˈdʒʊri/
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
LizardnounUS /ˈlɪzərd/
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
perfunctoryadjectiveUS /pərˈfʌŋktəri/
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
prosecutingverbUS /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “prosecute” — conduct a prosecution in a court of law
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the Lizard.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
VERDICTnounUS /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading THE VERDICT.
waivedverbUS /weɪvd/
past form of “waive” — do without or cease to hold or adhere to
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading For a moment there was tense silence in the court-room which was broken by the defense's perfunctory "Take the witness" to the prosecuting attorney, but again cross-examination was waived.
witness-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Call the next witness, please," and a moment later the Lizard emerged from the witness-room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," said the Lizard.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you would tell the jury," said the counsel for defense after the witness had been sworn, "just what you told me in my office yesterday afternoon."
