a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident
witness
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
deserved and severe punishment
retribution
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
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
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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
to give freedom or free movement to someone or something
release
to decide and say officially what a punishment will be
sentence
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a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal
defendant
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
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an act that is criminal or bad
misdeed
(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime
innocent
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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
work done without payment to help other people.
community service
responsible for breaking a law
guilty
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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 person who is guilty of a crime
offender
an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure of something
reform
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