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arrest |
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legal taking into custody |
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cell |
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small room in a prison or police station |
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charge |
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official accusation |
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coroner |
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inquest: medical examiner |
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court |
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place where legal decisions are made |
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death penalty |
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capital punishment |
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detain |
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police: keep in custody |
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disappearance |
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thing or person vanished, missing |
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evidence |
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proof, things that indicate |
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fingerprint |
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mark left by a finger |
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handcuffs |
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manacle, cuffs |
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inquest |
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investigation, inquiry |
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investigate |
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find the truth about a crime |
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jury |
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12 people which decide whether someone is guilty or not |
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magistrate |
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law: civil judge |
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oath |
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promise |
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in plain clothes |
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not wearing a uniform |
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plead: guilty/not guilty |
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law: declere oneself to be guilty/not guilty |
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sentence |
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law: judgment, punishment |
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solicitor |
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lawyer, advocate, barrister |
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trial |
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court: a legal process |
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verdict |
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law: judgement, official decision made in a court of law |
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warder |
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prison guard |
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witness |
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person giving evidence |