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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
judge
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
jury
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident
witness
a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal
defendant
someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness or chance
victim
a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts
solicitor
a person who is guilty of a crime
offender
a type of lawyer in the UK , Australia, and some other countries who can give specialized legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower courts
barrister
Make a sentence with 'law-abiding'
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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
court
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
plead
responsible for breaking a law
guilty
to decide and say officially what a punishment will be
sentence
an act that is criminal or bad
misdeed
(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime
innocent
deserved and severe punishment
retribution
