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  • The jury passed a verdict of guilty *** the accused.
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  • The police have charged the driver of the red sports car *** speeding.
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  • Many prisoners end up getting time *** for good behaviour.
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  • Ophelia shot her husband in the heart. - What is Ophelia accused of?
    She is accused of MURDER.
  • Sam was found guilty today but the judge will decide *** his sentence tomorrow.
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  • Noah tried to take a large amount of cigarettes into his country without paying the due tax. - What is Noah accused of?
    He is accused of SMUGGLING.
  • to take a person hostage in exchange for money or other favours, etc. (verb)
    to kidnap
  • The judge sentenced the accused *** ten years in prison.
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  • someone who helps someone commit a crime (noun)
    an accomplice
  • to deceive people in order to take money from them (verb)
    to defraud
  • Mike used a website to sell people holiday homes that didn’t really exist. - What is Mike accused of?
    He is accused of FRAUD.
  • not guilty of a crime (adjective)
    innocent
  • a person who kills someone intentionally (noun)
    a murderer
  • taking a person hostage in exchange for money or other favours, etc. (noun)
    kidnapping
  • Tom broke into someone’s house and stole a TV and a computer. - What is Tom accused of?
    He is accused of BURGLARY.
  • to take someone, especially a child, usually in order to harm them (verb)
    to abduct
  • to steal something from a shop (verb)
    to shoplift
  • a person who deceives people in order to take money from them (noun)
    a fraudster
  • to be found guilty of a crime (verb - passive)
    to be convicted
  • a person who commits a violent action for political purposes (noun)
    a terrorist
  • deceiving people in order to take money from them (noun)
    fraud
  • a person who takes someone, especially a child, in order to harm them (noun)
    an abductor
  • violent action for political purposes (noun)
    terrorism
  • to take something illegally into another country (verb)
    to smuggle
  • stealing something from a shop (noun)
    shoplifting
  • the legal process in court whereby an accused person is investigated and tried (noun)
    a trial
  • taking something illegally into another country (noun)
    smuggling
  • to say that someone commited / didn't commit the crime (verb)
    to plead (not) guilty
  • the place where a judge makes legal decisions (noun)
    court
  • to put someone through a legal process to decide whether they commited the crime or not (verb)
    to try
  • Zoe stole a chocolate bar from a shop. - What is Zoe accused of?
    She is accused of SHOPLIFTING.
  • a person who takes someone hostage in exchange for money or other favours, etc. (noun)
    a kidnapper
  • a person who takes something illegally into another country (noun)
    a smuggler
  • taking someone, especially a child, usually in order to harm them (noun)
    (an) abduction
  • The two girls are suspected *** taking sweets from the shop without paying.
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  • to kill someone intentionally (verb)
    to murder
  • discussions held by the jury (noun)
    deliberations
  • Harry took a film star’s son and said she could only have him back if she paid a large sum of money. - What is Harry accused of?
    He is accused of KIDNAPPING.
  • a person who steals something from a shop (verb)
    a shoplifter
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