To deliver / reach a verdict

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Members of the jury

Unit 12.4

Unit 12 Crime

1. judge - someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law

E.g.: The judge sentenced her to ninety days in prison.

1. jury - a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case

1. prosecution lawyer /ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/ - a lawyer whose job is to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty
2. defence lawyer - a lawyer whose job is to defend someone accused of a crime in court defendant - someone who has been accused of a crime and is on trial
3. verdict - an official judgment made in a court

E.g.: The jury took 16 hours to reach a verdict.

1. trial /ˈtraɪəl/- the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent

to be on trial for

E.g.: They're on trial for armed robbery.

1. court - a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front of a judge and a jury
2. to deserve sympathy
3. to be guilty of sth - someone who is guilty has committed a crime

ant.: innocent

E.g.: Patrick knew that he was guilty of lying.

to find smb guilty / not guilty of sth / innocent

E.g.: A High Court judge found him innocent.

1. to act on impulse – to act suddenly and without thinking first

E.g.: Acting on impulse, he knocked on her door.

1. to break into a house - to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal something
2. to stalk smb /stɔːk/ - to follow and watch someone all the time in a threatening way, because of an extremely strong interest in them

E.g.: He had continued stalking her despite a warning from the police.

stalker /ˈstɔːkə(r)/ - someone who develops an extremely strong interest in another person and follows and watches them all the time in a threatening way