accuse: to say someone has done wrong or broken the law
Verb the prisoner is accused of murder
arrest: to put a suspected criminal in custody
Verb The bank robber was arrested by the police
bail: to secure the release of a prisoner until trial by paying bail
Noun his family didn´t have enough money to bail him out
charge: to start legal proceedings against someone accused of a crime
Verb the man was charged with theft
cell: a room in which prisoners are held in jail or prison
Noun he´s being kept in a holding cell downstairs
court: the place where a trial takes place and judgments are made
Noun there were protesters outside the court when the accused arrived
culprit: the person responsible for a crime
Noun The police couldn´t find the culprit
fine: a sum of money that is paid as punishment for a crime
Noun dad had to pay a fine for speeding
guilty: judged to be responsible for a crime
Adjective she is guilty of murder
innocent: not having done wrong
Adjective An innocent boy was wrongly accused of stealing the watch
jail: to put someone in jail
Noun the man was jailed for stealing a statue of a falcon
sentence: to give a punishment given by a court after a person has been found guilty
Noun the car thief got a five-year jail sentence
serve time: to be in prison for a sentence
Verb they served time for bank fraud
prison: a place where people found guilty of crimes are confined
Noun he´s spent the last twenty years in prison
plead: to answer a charge in a court of law
Verb the man pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him
trial: the legal process in which a judge or jury decides whether a person is guilty of a particular crime
Noun the trial lasted for five weeks, and in the end the verdict was not guilty
