The Pied Piper vs. The City of Hamelin - Pennsylvania Bar Association

The Pied Piper vs. The City of Hamelin Vocabulary:PLAINTIFF - one who brings charges in a lawsuitMAYOR - the person elected to be the leader of a town or a cityBURGHER - a rich and respectable citizen of a townBAILIFF - an official who assists in the courtroomJURY - a group of people who solve a problem after listening to both sides of the issueCOUNSEL - a lawyerDEFENDANT - a person who must answer a charge brought against himATTORNEY - one who is qualified to act for persons in legal proceedingsDOCKET - a list of matters to be considered in a courtroomCONTRACT - a binding agreementAUTHORIZE - to give legal power to someoneBREACH - to break a law or an obligationGUILDER - a form of moneyALLEGE - to believe that something is true without proofOBLIGATION - a contract; a duty; a promiseJEST - something that causes laughter; to jokeSWEAR - to make a serious promise to do somethingBEHALF - support; defenseRELATE - to tell; to give an account of somethingFORMATION - shape; development; an arrangement of thingsPERFORMANCE - an accomplishment; an achievement; something that is doneOBJECTION SUSTAINED - in a courtroom, an objection by someone that is declaredlegal or true by the judgeRESTRICT - to hold back; to limitISSUE - something that can be arguedDeveloped by Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee 890432009 Law Day Lesson provided by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, www.pabar.org.lre.asp