to make an official decision about something, especially a legal problem

a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime

to make someone pay money as a punishment

a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed

the situation or experience of being poor

when a person is taken to a police station because the police think they have done something illegal

an official statement by the police that someone may be guilty of a crime

to officially prevent someone from leaving a place

to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law

to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court

to make people obey a rule or law

law dealing with crime and people who commit crime

the area of law relating to private citizens rather than crime

an officially agreed method chosen by a political party, a business, or another organization

the organisation that is responsible for local government in a particular area in Britain

a court that makes decisions on legal cases brought by private citizens that concern private problems or disagreements rather than crimes

a court of law in Britain that deals with serious criminal cases and is higher than a Magistrate's Court

one of the courts of law in each area of England and Wales which deal with less serious crimes

the official in control of a court, who decides how criminals should be punished

a group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not

an illegal action or a crime

money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss

someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened

to charge someone with a crime and try to show that they are guilty of it in a court of law

the group of people who are elected to make a country's laws and discuss important national affairs

the system of practices and institutions directed at upholding social control, deterring and controlling crime