7 - 11s glossary

Trespassing
To go onto someone else’s land or property without permission.

Trial
There are two types of trial:

A criminal trial attempts to find out whether the person accused of committing a crime is guilty.

A civil trial is held to settle an argument between people, groups of people or organisations.

Tribunal
A panel of people who have authority to make decisions about a particular issue.

Unhygienic
So unclean that it could cause disease.

United Nations
A group made up of 192 different countries, which meets regularly to bring people together in peace.

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
An agreement that gives children and young people all over the world the same set of rights.

Usher
The person who brings all the witnesses into court and looks after everyone in the courtroom.