CRIME AND PUNISHMENT trial /tral/ noun/ LEGAL the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding

whether someone is guilty or INNOCENT . When a case comes to trial , it is brought to a court and the person who has been accused of a crime stands trial appears in court on trial (for something) Theyre on trial for armed robbery. trial on He remains in prison awaiting trial on major fraud charges. evidence evd()ns evdns/ noun] facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime The police didnt have enough evidence to convict him./They destroyed the evidence by flushing it down the toilet. jury dri/n/: a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case. Members of a jury are ordinary members of the public can be followed by a singular or plural verb The jury found him guilty of murdering three people. court k(r)t/n] LEGAL a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front of a judge and a JURY or a MAGISTRATE . in court The letter was read aloud in court. appear in court Duggan will appear in court on Monday. verdict v(r)dkt/n/ an official judgment made in a court/a unanimous verdict reach a verdict The jury took 16 hours to reach a verdict. return/deliver a verdict say whether someone is guilty or not The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. guilty lti adj/ LEGAL someone who is guilty has committed a crime find someone guilty/not guilty of something officially decide that they are guilty/not guilty He was found guilty of manslaughter. plead guilty to something say that you are guilty Wright pleaded guilty to all charges. fingerprint f(r)prnt/noun] a mark that you leave on something when you touch it, showing the pattern of lines on the skin of your fingers punishment pnmnt noun/ rough treatment that a person or thing suffers A hire car has to take a lot of punishment. proof pruf/ noun] information or evidence that shows that something is definitely true or definitely exists proof of We were unable to establish proof of her innocence. Do you have any proof of identity a document such as a passport that proves who you are ? proof that Do you have any proof that this is true? acquit kwt /verb/to state officially that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of acquit someone of something He was eventually acquitted of the charges. community service noun: work that someone does as a punishment, instead of going to prison fine fan/noun/an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law He had to pay a hefty fine./I got a 100 fine for speeding. speeding spid spid noun [uncountable] the offence of driving faster than the speed that is allowed in an area prison prz()n noun/ an institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime. The people who stay in prison are called prisoners in prison Hes currently in prison for tax fraud. go to prison You can go to prison for that, you know. send someone to prison He was sent to prison for armed robbery. life sentence noun] a punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life capital punishment noun/the punishment of being legally killed

the death penalty noun LEGAL /legal punishment by death, usually for a serious crime such as murder. Killing people officially is called capital punishment . probation prbe()n noun/ a system by which someone who has committed a crime is not sent to prison, but has to agree not to break the law again and to let a PROBATION OFFICER check their behaviour for a specific period of time place/put someone on probation She received a fine and was placed on probation for four years./get/be given probation Harris was given 18 months probation. sober sb(r)/adjective/ with a serious attitude //A sober voice on the radio announced the bad news./We need a more sober assessment of the chances of ending this war. pick holes in something: try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing. It was almost impossible to pick holes in his argument. beat the rap mainly American informal: to escape being punished for a crime you have been accused of.So far all the main suspects have beaten the rap. ESCAPAR SIN CARGO face the music informal/ to accept punishment or criticism for something you have done wrong. (coloquial) enfrentarse a las consecuencias a slap on the wrist un tirn de orejas: a slap on the wrist: a punishment that is less severe than is expected or usual. All he got was a slap on the wrist and he kept his job plead plid/vb/LEGAL to say in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not /plead guilty/not guilty. Both defendants pleaded not guilty on all counts. DEFEND: legal to be the lawyer in a court case who tries to prove that someone is not guilty prosecute prskjut/verb/to try to prove as a lawyer in court that someone is guilty of a crime/Julius Capon, prosecuting, described the defendant as ruthless./Two Scottish lawyers will prosecute the case. deliberation dlbre()n/noun/ discussions in which a subject is considered carefully/After much deliberation, Roy accepted the offer. Innocent: adjective: not guilty of a crime.//Under the law, everyone is considered innocent until proved guilty.//innocent of a crime/charge. She was completely innocent of any crime. SERVED: to spend time in prison. She served time in Holloway for assaulting a police officer.//serve a sentence/Hes serving a life sentence for murder. RELEASE: /rlis/ let someone leave a place where they have been kept./The authorities had recently released two political prisoners. The hostages are due to be released at 2 pm today/ release someone from something. He was released from prison in July kidnap kdnp/vb/ to illegally take someone away and make them a prisoner, especially in order to make their family or government give you money or allow you to do what you want. Three American journalists have been kidnapped by political extremists. kidnapper noun hijacking hadk/ hijack hadk/ noun/an occasion when someone illegally takes control of a vehicle, especially a plane, using violence or threats mugging m /n/an attack on someone in a public place in order to steal their money, jewellery, or other possessions mug m verb/to attack someone in a public place and steal their money, jewellery, or other possessions They were mugged just in front of their house.