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The ____ said she was home alone all evening, but of course it was impossible to be sure.
accused
There was very little ___ against him, so the police released him.
evidence
You'll get a ____ if they catch you on the train without a ticket.
fine
The thief was ___ because his fingerprints matched the ones found in the crime scene.
guilty
He got a life ____ for the robbery and his wife got two years for not telling the police what she saw.
imprisonment
The ___ delivered the final sentence after an accused was found guilty by the jury.
judge
The judge delivered the final sentence after an accused was found ___ by the ____.
guilty, jury
The ___ lasted for four months and then, because of the problem, they had to stop and start again.
trial
We have no idea what the ___will be- it's impossible to predict what might happen.
verdict
We could hardly understand the ___ in court because he was crying and in such distress.
victim
In the recent ______,t hieves stole 5 cars in the town centre.
crime wave
_____ usually involves large gangs of criminals.
Organized crime
Apart from police officers, nobody is allowed near the ____.
crime scene
____is not so serious crime.
Petty crime
The ____ has gone up in recent years-every day you hear about another crime.
crime rate
The bank robbery ___ lasted a month.
trial
