Legal English vocabulary

Question	Answer
Arrest (v)	To use the power of the law to put someone in prison after a judge's sentence
Accuse (v)	To blame someone for doing something illegal or incorrect.
Acquit (v)	To decide that someone is not guilty of commiting a crime
Adjourn (v)	To end meeting or leave a a place to go to another after ending a meeting
Adoption (n)	The act of starting a leagl process of adopting a child or something
Alibi (n)	The claim of showing evidence that shows that you were somewhere else or with someone else and not have committed a crime
Alimony (n)	The amount of money that a court orders to be paid to a former wife or husband after a divorce

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	Created by Director Instituto de Idiomas about 5 years ago