Culprit: A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
Noun: Viruses could turn out to be the culprit.
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.
Noun: The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts.
Fine: A sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule.
Noun: One that costs a lot of money.
Serve time: To spend time in prison serving time for drug possession.
Verb: Undergo a prison sentence.
Judge: A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
Noun: It is hard to judge whether such opposition is justified.
Verdict: A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
Noun: The jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty.
Trial: A formal examination of evidence in court by a judge and often a jury, to decide if someone accused of a crime is guilty or not a murder trial
Noun: He's on trial for murder.
Cell: A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
Noun: The authorities locked all remaining inmates in their cells.
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 in prison.
Victim: A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
Noun: Victims of domestic violence.
Court: A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
Noun: She will take the matter to court.
Guilty: Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.
Adjective: He was found guilty of manslaughter.
Arrest: An arrest is using legal authority to deprive a person of his or her freedom of movement.
Verb: An arrest is generally made with an arrest warrant.
Accuse: Charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
Verb: He was accused of murdering his wife's lover.
Sentence: A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
Noun: Her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud.
Plead: Make an emotional appeal.
Verb: Don't go, she pleaded.
Jail: A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Noun: He served 15 months in jail.
Testify: Give evidence as a witness in a law court.
Verb: He testified against his own commander.
Charge: Demand (an amount) as a price from someone for a service rendered or goods supplied.
Verb: He charged me 2 euros for the postcard.
Innocent: Not guilty of a crime or offense.
Adjective: The arbitrary execution of an innocent man.
Suspect: Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.
Verb: If you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light.
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.