| A | B |
|---|
| objection | expression of opposition or disapproval |
| proposition | statement or assertion |
| felony | serious, often violent crime |
| testimony | witness's statement under oath |
| suspect | subject to or deserving of suspicion |
| shackle | restraint or impediment |
| monster | inhumanely cruel or wicked person |
| allege | declare, especially without proof |
| prosecutor | attorney who institutes legal proceedings against the suspect |
| chalk | rub, mark, draw, or write with chalk |
| merchandise | goods for sale |
| evidence | available facts that help support the case for or against a suspect |
| character | the collective qualities that distinguish a person |
| fringe | the outer edge or margin |
| implicated | show to be involved with |
| indulging | yielding freely |
