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Dear Tutor
I have confused about what is the difference between the following
1. Jury
2. Jurisdiction
3. Judiciiary
4. Judge
5. TrialA jury is comprised of 12 people (the accused peers) to hear the facts of a criminal case and determine whether, beyond reasonable doubt, the accused is guilty of the offence of which s/he is charged.
Jurisdiction is the extent of the coverage of the judges before whom a case is to be heard
The judiciary is the element of the English law that governs the legality of the various actions that the citizens carry out (where there may be some doubt as to that legality)
A judge is the human that hears the evidence about a case and then advises the jury as to the ramifications from a legal point of view. The judge determines the law, the jury determines the facts.
A trial is the event, in Court, where an accused is given the opportunity to justify their actions which are being complained about by the police (criminal case) or a plaintiff (civil case)
Is that any better?
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