| A | B |
|---|
| Person who uses science to analyze evidence from a crime scene (forensic scientist) | criminalist |
| Person who starts a lawsuit against another in a court of law. | plaintiff |
| The person in a law court who is being accused or sued. | defendant |
| Person vs. another person | civil suit |
| Government office vs. a person | criminal lawsuit |
| Something that shows or proves that something is true or correct. | evidence |
| A fact that helps solve a puzzle or a mystery. | clue |
| Person believed to have committed a crime. | suspect |
| An excuse of having been elsewhere at the time a crime took place. | alibi |
| A thought that induces an act/reason for doing something. | motive |
| To say or show that someone is guilty or involved in a crime. | incriminating |
| What a person thinks is true. | opinion |
| Fingerprint pattern that goes around in circles. | whorl |
| Fingerprint pattern that starts on one side and goes off on another. | Arch |
| Fingerprint pattern that starts on one side and returns to that same side. | loop |
| The chemical process that separates out the substances that make up a mixture. | chromatography |
