Verbs 1
to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime
to acquit
opposite to increase
to decrease
a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal
a defendant
an illegal act, a crime
an offence
Fingerprints can be categorized into three patterns:
loops, wholrs and arches
to give evidence as a witness in a law court
to testify
to establish exactly by research or calculation
to determine
the crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people
a fraud
an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial
a bail
agencies or officials are responsible for maintaining public order, making arrests for crimes and investigating criminal acts
law enforcement
to say in a court of law if you are guilty of sth that you have been accused of
to plead guilty
to give a serious promise that you will tell the truth in a law court
to take an oath
a person who acts as a judge in a law court that deals with crimes that are less serious
a magistrate
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
a solicitor
the crime of killing someone unintentionally or without having planned to do it
manslaughter
to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe
to strangle
to improve the quality, amount, or value of something:
to enhance
an official process to discover the facts about something, especially sth bad that has happened
an inquiry
a written request or proposal to the court made by the prosecutor or defense councel
________________ evidence is relevant, reliable, legally obtained and may be used in court
Admissible
to write down the name of a criminal suspect into the official record at police station
to book sb
to stop and take sb to an official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in a politically sensitive situation
to detain
a legal process in a court where someone is accused of a crime and asked to say if they are guilty or not
an arraignment
A criminal procedure which is conducted (often by a magistrate) to determine if the prosecution has enough evidence to continue the prosecution
preliminary hearing
showing an unreasonable preference or dislike based on personal opinion
biased