#Vocab#for#crime#

• crime = criminal.
• murder = murderer.
• theft = thief.
• trafficking = trafficker.
• hijacking = hijacker.
• terrorism = terrorist.
• smuggling = smuggler.
• shoplifting = shoplifter.
• Appeal: Asking for a reversal of the decision of a court.
  
  Barrister: A British term for a lawyer.
  
  Caution: Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.
  
  Cell: An area considered a living space for inmates within a prison.
  
  Community service: Voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area.
  
  Court: Place where cases and legal matters are conducted.
  
  Court case: A dispute between two parties that is decided in a court of law.
  
  Death penalty: The punishment of execution.
  
  Defense: The case presented by or on behalf of the party being accused.
  
  Fine: The payment of money for being caught.
  
  Jail: The place where accused persons and criminals are held.
  
  Guilty: Found responsible for wrongdoing or an unlawful act.
  
  Imprisonment: The state of being imprisoned.
  
  Innocent: Not being guilty of a crime.
  
  Judge: An official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
  
  Jury: A group of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted in court.
  
  Justice: A judge or magistrate, or, the quality of fairness.
  
  Lawyer: Someone who practices or studies law.
  
  Offense: A breach of law/illegal act.
  
  Sentence: Length of time a prisoner is imprisoned.
  
  Prison: A building where people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
  
  Probation: The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.
  
  Prosecution: The legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
  
  Punishment: The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense.
  
  Capital punishment: The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.
  
  Corporal punishment: Physical punishment, such as caning or flogging.
  
  Remand home: Detention/reform school for juvenile offenders.
  
  Solicitor: An officer having charge of a legal business.
  
  Trial: A formal examination of evidence before a judge and/or jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
  
  Verdict: The legally binding decision on a case.
  
  Witness: A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.