defendant
[noun]
a person in a law court who is sued by someone else or is accused of committing a crime
testimony
[noun]
a formal statement saying something is true, particularly made by a witness in court
to plead
[verb]
to state in a court of law, in front of the judge and the jury, whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime
to confess
[verb]
to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong
to prosecute
[verb]
to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser
prosecution
[noun]
the process of bringing someone to court in an attempt to prove their guilt
to absolve
[verb]
to release someone from blame, guilt, or obligation, clearing them of any wrongdoing
acquittal
[noun]
an official judgment in court of law that declares someone not guilty of the crime they were charged with
to acquit
[verb]
to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime
to implicate
[verb]
to involve or suggest someone's participation or connection in a crime or wrongdoing
to exonerate
[verb]
to clear someone from blame or responsibility for a wrongdoing or crime, often through evidence
to remand
[verb]
to send a case back to a court of lower authority for additional reconsideration or review
to convict
[verb]
to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law
to detain
[verb]
to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go
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