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