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sb who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law start learning		plaintiff
a group of usually 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case and decide if sb is guilty or innocent start learning		jury
keeping someone in prison until they go to court Pol. areszt start learning		custody
to swear in court that one is not guilty start learning		plead innocent
an order given by a court which tells sb not to do something Pol. nakaz/zakaz sądowy start learning		injunction
someone who has been proved to be guilty of a crime and sent to prison Pol. więzień start learning		convict
person in a court of law accused of doing something illegal start learning		defendant
a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime start learning		charge
the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime start learning		the prosecution
the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods start learning		fraud
the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime start learning		the defence
a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty start learning		sentence
information used in a court of law to decide whether the accused is guilty or not start learning		evidence
to prove or officially announce that sb is guilty of a crime after a trial in a court of law start learning		convict
to swear in court that one is guilty start learning		plead guilty
a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law start learning		solicitor
a statement saying that someone is guilty of a crime. start learning		accusation
evidence that shows conclusively whether something is a fact or not start learning		proof
a statement that someone has done something wrong, but without any proof start learning		allegation
a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them start learning		judge

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