| A | B |
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| crime | An act that breaks a law and causes harm to people or to society in general |
| penal code | A state or federal government's written criminal laws and punishments |
| misdemeanor | A minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to one year |
| felony | More serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery |
| sentence | The punishment given to someone found guilty of committing a crime |
| grant | To allow |
| illustration | An example that helps make something clear |
| prosecution | The government in its role as the party who starts the legal proceedings against someone accused of a crime |
| plea bargaining | The process in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to receive a lighter sentence |
| cross-examination | The questioning of a witness at a trial or hearing to check or discredit the witness' testimony |
