accused - the person who is on trial in a law court, presumption of innocence - a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty., investigation - the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth, parole - permission for a prisoner to be released before their period in prison is finished, with the agreement that they will behave well, confession - the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal, testimony - spoken or written statements that something is true, especially those given in a law court, suspect - to think that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong, court martial - a military court for members of the armed forces, lawyer - someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court, charge - to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime, cross-examination - the act of asking detailed questions someone, especially a witness in a trial, evidence - facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true, 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, oath - a promise, especially that you will tell the truth in a law court, bigamy - the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else, verdict - an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial, legislature - the group of people in a country or part of a country who have the power to make and change laws, sentence - a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong, conviction - the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty, adoption - the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as your own, jurisdiction - the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgments, witness - a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident, ransom - a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal, fees - an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service, barrister - a type of lawyer in the UK, Australia, and some other countries who can give specialized legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower courts, solicitor - a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts, crime doesn't pay - an expression meaning that you believe criminals are always punished for their crimes, misdeeds - an act that is criminal or bad, deterrent - something that deters people from doing something, retribution - deserved and severe punishment,

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