"Serial" Vocabulary

2. Wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
6. A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
7. Encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense.
8. A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.

1. Refers to the legal process of resolving a dispute or deciding a case. When a claim is brought, courts identify the rights of the parties at that particular moment by analyzing what were, in law, the rights and wrongs of their actions when they occurred.
3. To absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
4. A written or printed statement made under oath.
5. A command, issued under a court's authority, to a witness to appear and give testimony.
7. A term used to describe evidence that may be considered by a jury or judge in civil and criminal cases.