Lesson 16: Order in the court

adversary

opponent

apparent

plain to see

bailiff

the officer who guards prisoners while they are in the courtroom

blackmail

to get money ot favors from a person by threatening to reveal something bad about him or her

clemency

mercy

condemn

to pronounce guilty of a crime

conviction

the condition of being proven guilty

deceive

to mislead or trick

defense

side that speaks for a person who is accused of a crime

entrap

to trick

faulty

having faults

Imprison

to put in prison

involuntary

not performed by one's own free choice

manacle

an iron handcuff

motive

reason that makes a person act in a certain way

objective

impersonal

parole

a condition release from jail before the full sentence has been served

reasonable

fair

relevant

related

valid

supported by facts or evidence