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  • a statement made by a suspect tried in court of law saying that they are guilty or not guilty of a crime
    plea
  • illegal, not allowed by law
    unlawful
  • a place in a lawcourt where trials are carried out
    courtroom
  • a decision made in court of law that announces the accused person guilty of a crime
    conviction
  • someone who is accussed and tried in court of law
    defendant
  • a formal promise to tell nothing but the truth in court of law
    oath
  • it is what the police need to solve a crime
    clue
  • the reason for which someone committed a crime
    motive
  • a person who brings a legal action against someone else in court of law
    plaintiff
  • another word for crime
    offence
  • another word for prison
    jail
  • a legal document that allows the police to take some action
    warrant
  • an example of a problem tried in court of law
    case
  • an official government order that lets convicts go free
    amnesty
  • a legal official who can take a person's property if the person owes money to someone ot to the state
    bailiff
  • money paid for releasing a suspect from prison until legal proceedings start in court of law
    bail
  • a legal process in court of law during which an accused person's guilt is examined
    trial
  • the process of finding out about a rime by asking questions to witnesses and suspects
    inquiry
  • marks made by hand and left on objects by culprits in the place where a crime was committed
    fingerprints
  • keeping a suspect in prison until they go to court
    custody
  • a member of a jury
    juror
  • a verdict that is not strict is......
    lenient
  • of the police decide that someone's death was caused by foul.... they think that the person was murdered
    play
  • a process of establishing the truth about a crime and looking for the culprits, carried out by the police
    investigation