| accusation |
a statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error. |
| acquit |
to free from a charge of breaking the law; declare not guilty. |
| admission |
An admission is the act of confessing something. It is an act of admitting the truth, whether the truth is a nice thing or a bad thing. An "admission of love" is an acting of revealing that you love someone. An "admission of guilt" is an act of saying you are guilty of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| bad |
sorry; guilty. [1/10 definitions] |
| convict |
to find guilty of a crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| conviction |
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime. [2/3 definitions] |
| criminal |
guilty of crime. [2/3 definitions] |
| culprit |
a person who is charged with or is guilty of doing something wrong. [1/2 definitions] |
| defendant |
A person who is being accused of a crime in a court of law is called a "defendant." At the end of a trial, the jury decides if the defendant is guilty or not guilty. If one person is suing another person, the person being sued is also called a "defendant." |
| find |
When a court finds someone guilty, it means that the court decides that they are guilty. [1/6 definitions] |
| for shame! |
you should feel embarrassed or guilty about your action. |
| guilty |
When someone feels guilty, they feel that they have done something wrong, or they feel bad because they know they did a bad thing. [2 definitions] |
| jail |
a building in which a government keeps people who are waiting for a trial or who have been found guilty of breaking the law. [1/2 definitions] |
| judge |
A judge is a lawyer with a lot of knowledge and experience. A judge is the person who is in control in a court of law. A judge's job is to hear what is presented in the court and make decisions about what is right or wrong according to the law. Sometimes a judge decides if a person is guilty of a crime or not guilty. A judge also decides how people will be punished if they did something wrong. [1/6 definitions] |
| jury |
A jury is a group of people in a court of law who listen to the facts of a case and decide if a person is guilty or not guilty of a crime. |
| penitentiary |
a prison for people who have been found guilty of serious crimes. |
| regret |
to feel sorry or guilty for. [1/3 definitions] |
| sentence |
When a judge sentences someone, the judge says what a person's punishment will be after it has been decided that this person is guilty. [1/3 definitions] |
| suspect |
When the police suspect a person of a crime, they believe that that person might be guilty of the crime. If you suspect your little sister of telling you a lie, you think it's very possible that she is telling you a lie. [1/3 definitions] |
| trial |
A trial is a process in which a court decides if someone is guilty of a crime or not. When there is a trial, it means that there is a judge and a jury who listen to a person's case. There is also one lawyer who defends the person and another lawyer who tries to show that the person is guilty. The jury listens to the evidence and then makes a decision. [1/3 definitions] |
| try |
When someone is tried, it means that they are put on trial in a court of law. When someone is put on trial, it means that there is evidence that this person might be guilty of a crime. It is the purpose of the court to decide if the person is guilty or innocent. [1/5 definitions] |