an accusation against a person who is on trial
to free or release someone from legal or official confinement
(of a law court) to make an official decision
to declare someone guilty or make a decision against someone in a court case
to declare someone right or innocent in a court of law case
a judgment or decision reached by a court regarding matters of fact or law
responsible for an illegal act or wrongdoing
not having committed a wrongdoing or offense
the official in charge of a court who decides on legal matters
the decision of a judge or law court
belonging or appropriate for a court, a judge, or the administration of justice
the power or authority of a court of law or an organization to make legal decisions and judgements
the process of administering justice or carrying out legal judgments
(law) a decision supported or made by a jury that most of the people, but not all agree with
to discharge a criminal from the legal consequences of a conviction or violation
to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser
the process of bringing someone to court in an attempt to prove their guilt
to officially declare or state something as true, especially in a legal or authoritative manner
a decision made by someone with official power, particularly a judge
to put a person on trial or investigate a case in a trial
an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings
an amount of money that must be paid in order for someone who is accused of a crime to be released until their trial
to pay money to the court to release someone from custody until their trial
the questioning of a witness by the opposing lawyer in court
to question a witness in court by the opposing lawyer to test their testimony
to represent a person who is on trial
the person on trial and their legal team representing them in court
to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law
a formal declaration by which someone is found guilty of a crime in a court of law
(law) the permission for a prisoner to leave prison before the end of their imprisonment sentence, on the condition of good conduct
a process in court where one person or group sues or takes a case against another
