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Chapter6 1-10 GP7
R2S CH6 1-10
Question | Answer |
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acquittal | judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty |
alibi | a statement by a charged individual that he or she was nowhere near the scene of the crime |
appeal | an application or proceeding for review by a higher tribunal |
clemency | the lessening or termination of a criminal sentence |
conviction | the act or process of convicting |
deterrent | the attempt to reform a criminal offender |
evidence | anything useful to a judge or jury in deciding the facts of a case |
exoneration | to clear, as of an accusation |
hacker | a computer user who illegally accesses others' computers |
incarceration | the act of being put in prison |