law and the legal system 1

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sb who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law
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plaintiff
a group of usually 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case and decide if sb is guilty or innocent
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jury
keeping someone in prison until they go to court
Pol. areszt
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custody
to swear in court that one is not guilty
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plead innocent
an order given by a court which tells sb not to do something
Pol. nakaz/zakaz sądowy
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injunction
someone who has been proved to be guilty of a crime and sent to prison
Pol. więzień
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convict
person in a court of law accused of doing something illegal
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defendant
a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime
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charge
the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
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the prosecution
the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods
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fraud
the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime
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the defence
a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty
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sentence
information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not
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evidence
to prove or officially announce that sb is guilty of a crime after a trial in a court of law
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convict
to swear in court that one is guilty
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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
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solicitor
a statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime.
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accusation
evidence that shows conclusively whether something is a fact or not
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proof
a statement that someone has done something wrong, but without any proof
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allegation
a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them
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judge

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