Crime

Fill in the missing words from the sentences below. Choose the words from the box .

arrest
felony
bail
perpetrator
alibi
innocent
probation
criminal record
misdemeanour
solitary confinement
witness
convict
guilty
acquit
police custody
back-up
fine
suspect
verdict
at large

1. A person who is not responsible for a crime is .

2. Someone who sees a crime happen is a .

3. A large amount of money that someone pays as a promise to appear in court is .

4. A person who committed a crime is a .

5. A person the police think might have committed a crime is a .

6. A person who is responsible for a crime and deserves punishment is .

7. The decision made by a jury whether someone is guilty or not is the .

8. A person who can prove that he was in another place when a crime was
committed has an .

9. A major crime, for example murder, is a .

10. A person who has been found guilt and sent to prison is a .

11. Police who need help after a crime has been committed call for .

12. A criminal who has not been caught and is running free is .

13. Money that a person has to pay for breaking the law is called a .

14. A file that lists all the crimes a person has committed is his .

15. Being in prison, especially while awaiting trial, is being in .

16. The police someone if they think they are guilty of committing a crime.

17. A person who has committed a crime but is not sent to prison if they behave well is on . They have to see an official, called a officer, regularly for a fixed period of time.

18. When a prisoner is kept alone in a cell and is not allowed to contact
anyone, he is in .

19. A minor crime is a .

20. To decide in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime is to that person.

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