charge: to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity

fine: an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law

guilty: responsible for breaking a law

arrest: If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed

court: a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty

serve time: to spend time in prison

cell: a small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent

bail: an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial

verdict: an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial

judge: a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters

suspect: to think or believe something to be true or probable

jury: a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved

trial: the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter