The jury vocab

impaneling

the process by which jurors are selected and sworn to their task

voir dire

process of questioning prospective jurors or witnesses in order to ascertain their qualification and determine any basis for challenge

peremptory challenge

in the process of jury selection, each side in a civil or criminal trial has the right to exclude a certain number or prospective jurors without cause or giving a reason

challenge for cause

reasons that a lawyer gives for removing a juror or judge from a case

sequester

to separate. Sometimes juries are separated from outside influences during their deliberations

Jury Instructions/Charge

A judge’s directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply