accuse: to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
verb: He was accused of stealing
arrest: If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed
verb: he was arrested by the police
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
noun: he did not pay the bail
charge: to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
verb: he was charged with stealing cookies
cell: a small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent
noun: the cell is very small
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
noun: he did not go to court
culprit: someone who has done something wrong
noun: he is culprit of all
fine: an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
noun: the fine is very expensive
guilty: feeling guilt
adjective: he feels guilty
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
noun: the judge decided the penitence
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
noun: the jury upheld the judge's opinion
innocent: not guilty of a particular crime
adjective: he is innocent
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
noun: the jail is very dirty
sentence: a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong
noun: she deserved that sentence
serve time: to work for; to do your duty to
verb: he has a long service time
prison: a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
noun: the prison is too big
