Question 1

fair treatment of all the people, based on the law

Accepted Answer

justice

Question 2

to press or squeeze something so hard that it is damaged or injured, or loses its shape

Accepted Answer

crush

Question 3

a decision that is made by a jury in court, stating if sb is considered guilty of a crime

Accepted Answer

verdict

Question 4

to find something or someone after looking for them in a lot of different places

Accepted Answer

track down

Question 5

say officially in a court of law that sb is to receive a particular punishment

Accepted Answer

sentence (to)

Question 6

shocked or upset

Accepted Answer

shaken

Question 7

sth that come out of a place where they have been kept or trapped

Accepted Answer

release

Question 8

to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule

Accepted Answer

enforce

Question 9

To spend a period of time in prison

Accepted Answer

serve

Question 10

way of living esp. when this is difficult or boring

Accepted Answer

existence

Question 11

face sb so that they cannot avoid hearing or seeing you, esp. in an unfriendly or dangerous situation

Accepted Answer

confront

Question 12

a long gun with part of its barrel cut off

Accepted Answer

sawn-off shotgun

Question 13

fired with the gun touching or very close to the person

Accepted Answer

at point blank range

Question 14

to accuse someone formally of a crime so that there can be trial in court

Accepted Answer

charge (with)

Question 15

having lived with a partner for many years without a formal marriage ceremony

Accepted Answer

common-law

Question 16

The crime of trying to kill someone but without success

Accepted Answer

attempted murder

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