accuse: to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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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. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial
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charge: to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
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cell: a small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent
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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
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culprit: someone who has done something wrong
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fine: an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
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guilty: feeling guilt
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innocent: not guilty of a particular crime
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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
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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
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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
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plead: to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something
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serve time: to work for; to do your duty to
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sentence: a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong
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prison: a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment