JURY CHARGE BRIEF FORMS

Actual damages

ackdams

Assault and battery

assenby

Attempted burglary

at-burg

Beyond a reasonable doubt

browt

Preponderance of the evidence

preponev

Members of the jury

memjur

Ladies and gentlemen

lagey

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury

laiz-co

Circumstantial evidence

circum-ev

Credible evidence

cred-co or cred-ev

Contributory negligence

co-neg

Defendant

do-do

Plaintiffs

po-pose

Credibility

crebel

Exemplary damages

exdam

Punitive damages

pune-dam or pun-dam

Compensatory damages

comdam

Attorney

attie

Motion for summary judgment

MSJ

Prejudice

prej

Motor vehicle accident

MVA

Reasonable doubt

reas-doubt

Reasonable care

reas-care

Summary judgment

sum-judge or sum-jo

Witnesses

wit-co

Within a reasonable degree of medical certainty

RDMC

Within a reasonable degree of medical probability

RDMP

Preponderance of evidence

prepon

Que

Question

Perc

Period

Coh

Comma