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charge (someone) with an offense or crime.

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  • prison:a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
    part of speech:noun My father works as a guard at the state prison.
  • culprit:a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
    part of speech:noun You are looking for a culprit, but it is too late.
  • jury:a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
    part of speech:noun The man was tried by a jury of his peers
  • sentence:the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
    part of speech:Carlos still has a sentence of 135 years in prison
  • bail:release or secure the release of (a prisoner) on payment of bail
    part of speech:noun his son called home to get bailed out of jail
  • victim:a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
    part of speech: noun Found the victim in the bathroom, covered with a towel
  • suspect:a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
    part of speech:noun The police quickly found a suspect in the murder case
  • plead:. present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context.
    part of speech:noun If Jacob's going to avoid the death penalty, he needs a really good lawyer to plead his case
  • guilty:culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing
    part of speech:noun he was found guilty of manslaughter
  • judge:a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
    part of speech:noun My dad knows every lawyer and judge in Los Angeles
  • arrest:seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
    part of speech:noun the police arrested him for possession of marijuana
  • trial:Motorcycling modality that consists of competing in skill by traveling a certain distance on rough terrain
    part of speech: noun The case went to trial yesterday.
  • serve time:to spend time in prison serving time for drug possession.
    part of speech:noun After I serve time for a crime I didn't commit
  • testify:give evidence as a witness in a law court.
    part of speech: noun He was gonna testify before Larry's committee on AltiMed.
  • court:a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
    part of speech:noun The court will decide who should pay for the expenses.
  • innocent:not guilty of a crime or offense.
    part of speech:noun the arbitrary execution of an innocent man
  • cell:a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
    part of speech:noun the authorities locked all remaining inmates in their cells
  • jail:a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
    part of speech:noun he served 15 months in jail
  • accuse:charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
    part of speech:noun Hope refuses to accuse her attacker.
  • verdict:a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
    part of speech: noun The defendant stood for the jury to pronounce the verdict
  • charge:accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law.
    part of speech:noun they were charged with assault
  • fine:of high quality.
    part of speech:noun this was a fine piece of filmmaking