Braingle: 'Legally Speaking' Trivia Quiz

#1 You want to obtain a written testimony from someone who can't be in the court. So, you need an _________.

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

A witness has been relieved from the bench.
A witness has been ordered to appear at a certain time.
A witness has been cross-examined.
A counselor has been appointed a case.
The prosecution has rested their case.

#3 If you are arrested for being disrespectful to the judge or the attorneys, the charge is ________ of court.

#4 When a judge has sustained an objection to a question, the question can still be asked and answered.

#5 You have sworn "to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth". However, you have managed to sneak a fib into your testimony. What have you just committed?

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

#6 When someone "takes the Fifth", what is he trying to avoid?

A court order to appear as a witness
A court order to serve as a member of the jury
A question that, when answered, might incriminate himself
A question that, when answered, might offend the judge
A question that, when answered, might offend the members of the jury

Legally Speaking

#1 You want to obtain a written testimony from someone who can't be in the court. So, you need an _________.

#2 When a subpoena is issued, what has happened?

#3 If you are arrested for being disrespectful to the judge or the attorneys, the charge is ________ of court.

#4 When a judge has sustained an objection to a question, the question can still be asked and answered.

#5 You have sworn "to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth". However, you have managed to sneak a fib into your testimony. What have you just committed?

#6 When someone "takes the Fifth", what is he trying to avoid?

#7 When an attorney decides to take a case "pro bono", the attorney will take the case without pay from the people hiring him or her.

#8 A potential juror has just been dismissed without being given a reason. What is this called?

#9 When the court wishes to see if someone is under illegal imprisonment, it must obtain which of the following writs?

#10 What is the name of the list of cases on a court's calendar?

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