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 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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(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime
innocent
responsible for breaking a law
guilty
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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
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
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to decide and say officially what a punishment will be
sentence
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
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
an act that is criminal or bad
misdeed
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deserved and severe punishment
retribution
a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal
defendant
a person who is guilty of a crime
offender
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an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure of something
reform
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
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident
witness
to give freedom or free movement to someone or something
release
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