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The case for the defence

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  • exposed to the risk of being harmed
    vulnerable
  • to be declared not guilty of a crime
    be acquitted
  • to question a witness carefully about answers they have already given
    cross-examine
  • the place where crimes are judged
    court
  • wrongful intention, ill will
    malice
  • to take away someone illegally
    to abduct
  • evidence that proves somebody was in a different place at the time that a crime was committed
    alibi
  • manage to avoid a difficult situation
    to dodge the bullet
  • to make a public promise that something is true
    swear
  • the process where a judge listens to evidence and decides if sb is guilty or innocent
    trial
  • declare sy to be guilty
    to convict
  • the place in a court where a person who is accused sits or stands
    dock
  • sb who is charged with an offence or crime
    the accused
  • to say in a court that you are guilty/ not guilty of a crime
    plead
  • a person convicted of a criminal offence
    a convict
  • something that is being officially investigated by the poilice
    a case
  • tha lawyer(s) who try to show that somebody is not gulty of a crime
    the defence
  • to catch, arrest sy
    apprehend
  • the lawyer(s) who try to show that somebdy is gulty of a crime
    the prosecution
  • a new or unfamiliar thing or experience
    novelty