Adversarial system
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The adversarial system or adversary system or accusatorial system[1] or accusatory system[2] is a legal system used in the common law countries where two advocates represent their parties' case or position before an impartial person or group of people, usually a judge or jury, who attempt to determine the truth and pass judgment accordingly.[3][4][5] It is in contrast to the inquisitorial system used in some civil law systems (i.e. those deriving from Roman law or the Napoleonic code) where a judge investigates the case.
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The adversarial system is the two-sided structure under which criminal trial courts operate, putting the prosecution against the defense.