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  • 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
  • Accuse: charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
    Part of speech: verb: They accuse me for steal a watermelon.
  • Guilty: culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.
    Part of speech: adjective: I fell guilty for my mom.
  • serve time: spend time in office, in an apprenticeship, or in prison.
    Part of speech: verb: He is serving time in Swansea Prison
  • Jail: a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crim
    Part of speech: Noun: He was put in the jail for 2 years.
  • Trial: a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
    Part of speech: noun: the newspaper accounts of the trial
  • Judge: a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
    Part of speech: noun: Today i go to a judge
  • Testify: give evidence as a witness in a law court.
    Part of speech: verb: he testified against his own commander
  • 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: He died in prison
  • Culprit: a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
    Part of speech: noun: My friends are culprits from the robbery.
  • Sentence: the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
    Part of speech: noun: He is paying his sentence.
  • 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.
    Part of speech: Noun: The family of my friend bail him.
  • innocent: not guilty of a crime or offense.
    Part of speech: adjective: My mom is innocent
  • Charge: accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law.
    Part of speech: verb: They were charged with assault
  • Suspect: have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.
    Part of speech: verb: if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light
  • Verdict: a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
    Part of speech: noun: the jury returned a verdict
  • 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 jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts
  • Fine: a sum imposed as punishment for a crime
    Part of speech: noun: The motorist had to pay a fine for speeding
  • Court: a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
    Part of speech: noun: she will take the matter to court
  • Plead: make an emotional appeal.
    Part of speech: verb: Don't go, she pleaded
  • Arrest: seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
    Part of speech: verb: The police arrested him for possession of illegal guns.