| A | B |
|---|
| acquitted | to clear a person of a charge by declaring him not guilty |
| bail | money or other security given to obtain a person's release from custody, which may be forfeited if the person subsequently fails to appear before the court for trial |
| capital punishment | infliction of the death penalty upon the judicial system |
| cruel and unusual punishment | a criminal action or penalty that is not in accord with the moral standards of a humane and companionate society |
| double jeopardy | provision of the 5th Amendment that one may be tried twice for the same crime |
| felony | a crime, such as murder or rape, considered more serious than a misdemeanor and subject to more stringent punishment |
| guided discretion | the freedom of juries in capital cases to decide whether to impose life sentences or death sentences under standards dictated by the court |
| indicted | formal charge by a grand jury accusing a person of having committed a crime |
| right to counsel | government cannot prevent you from having a lawyer, and if charged with a serious crime and cannot afford an attorney one would be provided free of charge |
| unguided discretion | the freeom of juries in capital cases to impose life sentences or death, standards dictated by the court |
