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

noun: he jury passed a verdict of guilty

victim: 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

noun: victim nearly died

suspect: to think or believe something to be true or probable

verb: suspects appear to be innocent

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

verb: she testified on behalf of the guilty

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

noun: the trial is complicated

plead: to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something

verb: he plead him

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

noun: the prison is too big

serve time: to work for; to do your duty to

verb: he has a long service time

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

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

innocent: not guilty of a particular crime

adjective: he is innocent

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

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

guilty: feeling guilt

adjective: he feels guilty

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

culprit: someone who has done something wrong

noun: he is culprit of all

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

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

noun: the cell is very small

charge: to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime

verb: he was charged with stealing cookies

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

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

accuse: to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

verb: He was accused of stealing