Plead: Present and argue for a position, especially in court or in another public context.
Verb. Using cheap melodrama to plead the case of three prisoners.
Victim: A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
Noun.She is victim of domestic violence.
Testify: Serve as evidence or proof of something's existing or being the case.
Verb. They gave contributions and evidence to the accused.
Bail: the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
Noun. He has been released on bail.
Suspect: Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false.
Adjective. They're running into the murder killer.
Culprit: A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
Noun. He accepted his position and is now in th cell.
Jury: A group of people who swear to give a verdict in a legal case based on the evidence presented to them in court.
Noun. They give a verdict with the tests.
Prison: A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
Noun. He died under in prison.
Innocent: Not guilty of a crime or offense.
Adjective. He was innocent of the crime he was accused of.
Charge: Demand an amount as a price from someone for a service rendered or goods supplied.
Verb. He charged me 2 euros for the postcart.
Judge: a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
Noun. The judge gave the defendant a 5-year sentence.
Trial: The trial is a judicial and current discussion between parties, and submitted to the knowledge of a court of law.
Noun. The trial was quite long.
Verdict: A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
Noun. She gave her verdict at trial.
Arrest: Seize someone by legal authority and take into custody.
Verb. The police arrest him because he was driving at maximum speed.
Cell: A small room in which a prisoner is locked up.
Noun. The police put him in cell because he committed a crime.
Serve time: Spending time in prison serving a sentence.
Verb. They put him in jail for several years.
Sentence: The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
Noun. He was sentenced by law for many years.
Fine: Sanction that consists of paying an amount of money, imposed for having broken a law or having committed certain offenses or crimes.
Noun. They gave him a ticket for speeding.
Accuse: Claim that someone has done something wrong.
Verb. They are beating him up since they think he stole their idea.
Court: A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
Noun. They have a court with him about his crime that he committed.
Jail: A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Noun. He was put in jail for 10 months.
Guilty: Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.
Adjective. He was found guilty of manslaughter.
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