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

plead: to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court

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

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

innocent: not guilty of a particular crime

jail: a place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for their trials

culprit: someone who has done something wrong

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

sentence: a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong

prison: a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment

serve time: to spend time in prison

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

testify: to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof