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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innocent: not guilty of a particular crime
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testify: o speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof
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culprit: someone who has done something wrong
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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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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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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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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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fine: an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
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verdict: an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial
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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
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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
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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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guilty: feeling guilt
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serve time: to work for; to do your duty to
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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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prison: a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
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