| A | B |
|---|
| Repeat Offender | someone who keeps committing crimes |
| Felony | serious crime such as rape and murder |
| Misdemeanor | less serious crime such as shoplifting |
| Hung Jury | when a jury cannot come up with a decision |
| To sentence | to give a punishment |
| To commit | do |
| Death Row | place where an inmate waits to die |
| to reinstate | make a law again |
| prosecution | lawyer(s) for the state |
| to be charged with | accused of doing a crime |
| verdict | the decision of the jury |
| defense | lawyer(s) for the accused on trial |
| parole | time after prison where a convict is watched for good behavior |
| to try | to bring to court and have a jury decide |
| to convict | to find someone guilty of the crime |
| to appeal | to get a second chance in court with a different jury |
| armed | carrying a weapon |
| manslaughter | less serious murder; like an accident |
| premeditated murder | most serious murder offense |
| to acquit | to find a person innocent or not guitly of the crime |
| to witness | to see a crime |
| lethal injection | method of execution |
| Criminal liability phase | court process: when the jury decides if a person is guilty or not guilty |
| A plea | when the defendant says he is "guilty" or "not guilty" |
| inmate | someone in prison |
| penalty phase | court process when the jury decides on the sentence (punishment) |
