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| abettor | A person who approves, encourages, and supports (an action or a plan of action); a person who urges and helps on. |
| accomplice | One who aids or abets a lawbreaker in a criminal act, either as a principle or an accessory. |
| acquit | To free or clear from a charge or accusation. |
| arson | The crime of maliciously, vountarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance. |
| conjecture | Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork. |
| counsel | Advice or quidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. |
| dictum | An authoritative, often formal, pronouncement. |
| indictment | The act of accusing of wrongdoing; charging. |
| inducement | Something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive. |
| municipal | Of, relating to, or typical of a political unit, such as a city or town, that is incorporated for local self-government. |
| prosecutor | One who initiates and carries out a legal action, especially criminal proceedings. |
| recrimination | The act of accusing in return or countering one accusation with another. |
| sequester | To set apart, segregate, or seclude. |
| stenographer | One who is skilled in the art or process of writing in shorthand, especially one employed to take and transcribe dictation or testimony. |
| sue | To petition (a court) for redress of grievances or recovery of a right. |
