Accused – The person charged with a criminal offence who is on trial.

Crown Counsel – The prosecutor in a criminal trial who represents the public interest (the government) and seeks to ensure that justice is done in a fair, impartial, efficient, and respectful manner.

Defendant - An individual, company, or institution who, in a criminal law case, is charged with a crime.

Deliberate – The terms used to describe the process when a jury meets to discuss and make a decision on the case.

Jury Panel – the group of people selected to serve on the jury during a trial.

Sequestered – an isolation of the jury during their deliberations that avoids accidental or deliberate tainting of the jury by exposing them to outside influence or information.

Sheriff – Court officials responsible for security, prisoner transfer, and other processes at a courthouse. Sheriffs are responsible for summoning the jury for a jury trial.

Summons – An order to appear in court.

Testimony – Oral or written evidence given by a witness under oath.

Witness – A person who comes to court to answer questions about a case.