Abstract
Politeness is one of the aspects in pragmatic studies that is still relevant to this day. In court trials, whether involving criminal or civil case trials, the speakers is bound by the court ethics. The legal mechanism includes legislation to guide and promote fairness involving the Evidence Act 1950, Criminal Procedure Code and Advocate (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1988. It is crucial to utilize positive politeness to ensure justice in criminal trial. The current development raises concern on politeness strategies from the highest hierarchy to the lowest hierarchy in a criminal court trial. This study adopted a qualitative methodology applying the case content analysis approach. Therefore, this paper aimed to study the politeness strategies during the cross-examination in court trials based on the excerpt from the summary of a selected case. This study found that the politeness strategies in criminal trials is crucial in upholding fairness in judicial decisions.
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