vocab

Question 1

information or evidence that shows that sth is definitely true

Answer 1

proof (n)

Question 2

facts, statements or objects that help to prove whether someone has committed a crime

Answer 2

evidence (n)

Question 3

to belive that sth is true

Answer 3

suspect (v)

Question 4

if the police arrest someone, they take that person to a police station because they think that he or she has committed a crime

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arrest (v)

Question 5

to accuse someone of committing a crime

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charge (v)

Question 6

someone who might have committed a crime

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suspect (n)

Question 7

someone who is accused of a crime in a court of law

Answer 7

accused (n)

Question 8

a choice that you make after you have thought carefully about sth

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decision (n)

Question 9

an official judgement made in a court

Answer 9

verdict (n)

Question 10

to do sth that is illegal or morally wrong

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commit (v)

Question 11

to fail to obey a rule or law

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break (v)

Question 12

a statement that explains what you can or cannot do in a particular situation

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rule (n)

Question 13

the system of rules that must be obeyed in society

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law (n)

Question 14

treatment of people that is fair and morally right

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justice (n)

Question 15

sth that you are morally or legally allowed to do or have

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right (n)

Question 16

someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law

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judge (n)

Question 17

a group of members of the public who decide whether someone is guilty in a court case

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jury (n)

Question 18

to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them

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prosecute (v)

Question 19

to treat someone very badly because of their race, religion or political beliefs

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persecute (v)

Question 20

the punishment of legally killing someone who has committed a serious crime

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capital punishment (n)

Question 21

the punishment that consists of hitting someone

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corporal punishment (n)

Question 22

someone who steals money or property

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robber (n)

Question 23

someone who enters a building illegally in order to steal things

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burglar (n)

Question 24

someone who steal sth

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thief (n)

Question 25

someone who deliberately damages or destroys things, especially public property

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vandal (n)

Question 26

someone who is noisy or violent in public places

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hooligan (n)

Question 27

if a judge sentences someone, they officially say what that person’s punishment will be

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sentence (v)

Question 28

to put someone in prison, or to keep them in a place that they cannot escape from

Answer 28

imprison (v)

Question 29

not guilty of a crime or anything bad

Answer 29

innocent (adj)

Question 30

someone who is guilty has committed a crime or has done sth wrong

Answer 30

guilty (adj)

Question 31

someone who sees a crime, accident or other event happen

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witness (n)

Question 32

someone who sees an event happens, but who is not directly involved in

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bystander(n)

Question 33

someone whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services

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lawyer (n)

Question 34

in the UK, a lawyer who gives legal advice, writes legal contracts, and represents people in the lower courts of law

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solicitor (n)