legal definition

5. the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge
7. (in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf
8. a barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case:
9. a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
11. think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand
12. a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law
13. a reason for doing something
14. the prosecution or punishment of a person twice for the same offence.
15. engage in long and careful consideration
16. jury A trial jury duly selected to make a decision in a criminal case regarding a defendant's guilt or innocence
17. a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

1. counsel for the defence"
2. pointing indirectly towards someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it
3. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
4. the obligation to prove one's assertion.
6. free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
10. A standard of proof that must be surpassed to convict an accused in a criminal proceeding.