law and the legal system 1

sb who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law

plaintiff

a group of usually 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case and decide if sb is guilty or innocent

jury

keeping someone in prison until they go to court

custody

to swear in court that one is not guilty

plead innocent

an order given by a court which tells sb not to do something

injunction

someone who has been proved to be guilty of a crime and sent to prison

convict

person in a court of law accused of doing something illegal

defendant

a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime

charge

the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime

the prosecution

the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods

fraud

the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime

the defence

a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty

sentence

information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not

evidence

to prove or officially announce that sb is guilty of a crime after a trial in a court of law

convict

to swear in court that one is guilty

plead guilty

a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law

solicitor

a statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime.

accusation

evidence that shows conclusively whether something is a fact or not

proof

a statement that someone has done something wrong, but without any proof

allegation

a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them

judge