trial: the formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue
noun. Fifty-nine witnesses testified before the Chamber throughout the trial.
Charge: to fix or ask as fee or payment
Verb. Hate crime is a federal charge.
serve time: to spend time in prison
idiom. If you fail to meet with any of those conditions, you will have to serve time.
victim: one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent
noun. The victim may also institute civil proceedings for compensation.
sentence: one formally pronounced by a court or judge in a criminal proceeding and specifying the punishment to be inflicted upon the convict
noun. Contracting HIV is no longer an automatic death sentence.
jury: a body of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them
noun. Save the English lecture for the jury.
Accuse: to charge with a fault or offense : blame
Verb. Hope refuses to accuse her attacker.
Culprit: one accused of or charged with a crime
Noun. I have determines our culprit R-75.
verdict: the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial
noun. A verdict is expected in September 2011.
plead: to argue a case or cause in a court of law
verb. He's willing to plead to possession.
Bail: security given for the release of a prisoner on bail
Noun. Thank those who paid the bail.
guilty: justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime
adjective. A fourth defendant pleaded guilty in court.
prison: a state of confinement or captivity
noun. The children were detained at the Gendarmerie nationale prison in N'Djamena.
innocent: free from legal guilt or fault.
adjective. Easy job defending an innocent man.
Cell: a single room (as in a convent or prison) usually for one person
Noun. Escort Miss Hammond back to her cell.
suspect: regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : SUSPECTED
adjective. The founder became thus officially suspect.
jail: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
noun. Salazar can't operate without help inside the jail.
Court: the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
noun, often attributive. Experience gained in an international court is therefore excluded.
Arrest: seize, captureto take or keep in custody by authority of law
Verb. No arrest or search warrant was presented.
testify: to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact (as in a court)
verb. She specifically asked to testify anonymously.
Fine: a sum imposed as punishment for an offense
Noun. Such offences might also be punishable by a fine.
judge: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court
noun. Each tribunal consists of a monocratic judge.