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prosecution   the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime  
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plead   to state in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not  
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release   to let someone go free  
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verdict   an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime  
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witness   a person who tells a court of law what they know about a legal case  
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jury   a group of people who examine all the facts of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not  
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sentence   to decide and say officially what someone’s punishment will be  
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defence   the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime  
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bail   a sum of money given to a law court so that someone can stay out of prison until their trial  
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trial   the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent  
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judge   a public official who makes decisions in a court of law  
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defendant   a person in a law case who is accused of doing something illegal  
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guilty   responsible for committing a crime  
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