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{{quote|'''Judge''': Are there any courtroom cliches that we've missed?
'''Miner''': That's a lie! A damn lie!
'''Judge''': Guards, shuffle awkwardly with that man!
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* "Are you aware of the penalties for perjury?" Lawyer-ese for "I know you're lying." Similarly, there's: "May I remind you you are under oath?"
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** In a similar vein "In my chambers, ''now''! Both of you!"
* "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" The last clause is occasionally dropped in some situations.
** The United States introduced "affirming" in the 1780s to answer the objections of those whose religious convictions<ref>For instance, as gospel "But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil" (Matthew 5:37), reiterated as "But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No," lest you fall into judgement" (James 5:12)</ref> wouldn't let them say the "God" part or swear on [[The Bible]].
*** In [[Ayn Rand]]'s play ''Night of January 16th'', a judge forces Karen Andre to affirm despite her objecting as an atheist to the "so help you God" part.
** The UK courts comment that "oath cards and holy books are available for several religions". You can also miss out the 'God' bit by choosing to affirm.
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** Habeas corpus is a ''right'' of all imprisoned citizens, and designed to give them a chance of representation, so that the government cannot imprison people indefinitely. You ''always'' have the right to your day in court, no matter what anyone says. At least in the US. And as long as you're not an enemy combatant...
* "Has the jury reached a verdict?" ("We have, Your Honor.") ("What say you?")
* "I plead/take the Fifth." This refers to the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, specifically the provision that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." Also heard as "I hereby invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege" or "I refuse to answer on the ground it may tend to incriminate me." Technically, a jury is not supposed to regard taking the Fifth in any prejudicial light, but human nature being what it is, it's impossible to make sure that they follow that. Often
* "I rest my case." (The prosecution or defense believes they have adequately presented their arguments and examined necessary witnesses. Basically, they're done.)
** Note that when the prosecution rests, they still have the option of rebuttal testimony after the defense rests, so they're not really ''done''. However, when the defense rests, they are definitively done (except for cross-examination of rebuttal witnesses).
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* "That testimony is to be stricken from the record. Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury (reason why the evidence is illegal) as such you are to disregard this evidence and ignore it when conducting your deliberations." (See [[Disregard That Statement]].)
** "Withdrawn" (Said by an attorney to supposedly retract a statement before it is stricken from the record)
*** In most cases in [[Real Life]], simply saying "withdrawn" isn't enough
* "Therefore, be it resolved..."
* "This session is adjourned to ..."
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