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| bankrupt | declared by law unable to pay one's debts. completely without money. lacking in some way or quality: bankrupt in manners. to cause to become bankrupt. |
| defendant | the person against whom a legal action is brought: defendant in a murder trial. |
| evident | easily seen or understood; obvious; clear. |
| fugitive | a person who runs away or flees from the law: a fugitive from justice. running away or fleeing: a fugitive convict. |
| just | honest, fair: a just ruler. suitable or proper: a just cause. exactly: it way just as you said. at that instant: just then. |
| larceny | the crime of taking away and keeping another's property; stealing; theft. |
| lenient | inclined to forgive; merciful: a lenient judge. not strict or demanding; generous: lenient rules. |
| testimony | a spoken or written statement or declaration given under oath, especially in court. any evidence in support of a fact; proof. |
| verdict | a decision reached by a jury a the end of a trial. a conclusion or judgment: waiting for the verdict of history. |
| witness | someone who testifies in court. someone who has heard or seen something. someone who signs an official document. to be present at; see: to witness volcanic eruption. to act as a witness; to witness the signing of will. |
