Serve time: to work for; to do your duty to.
Verb. She has served on the committee for the last 15 years.
Arrest: If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed.
Verb. The police arrested her for drinking and driving.
Bail: An amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial.
Noun. He was released/remanded on bail (of $100,000).
Verdict: an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial
Noun. The jury reached/returned a unanimous verdict of (not) guilty.
Victim: 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
Noun. The children are the innocent/helpless victims of the fighting.
Court: 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.
Noun. Protestors gathered outside the court to await the verdict.
plead: to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something
verb- She appeared on television to plead with the kidnappers
prison: a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
noun- Conditions in the prison are said to be appalling.
Fine: Good or good enough; healthy and well.
Adjective. The apartments are very small, which is fine for one person.
Culprit: Someone who has done something wrong.
Noun. Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
Cell: The smallest basic unit of a plant or animal.
Noun. DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.
Testify: (of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof
Verb. He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.
Testify: (of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof
Verb. He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.
Suspect: to think or believe something to be true or probable.
Verb. So far, the police do not suspect foul play.
Accuse: To say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind.
Verb. It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."
Guilty: Feeling guilt.
AdjectiveI Feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday.
Innocent:(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime.
Adjective. He firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.
Charge: To ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity.
Verb. The bank charged commission to change my traveller's cheques.
Jail: A place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for their trials.
Noun. the country's overcrowded jails
Judge: 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
Noun. a British high-court judge
Trial: the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
Noun. Trial by jury is a fundamental right.
Jury: 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
noun- Police officers aren't usually allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury