stages of criminal trial

1. a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.
6. a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.
7. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
8. culpable of or responsible for specified wrongdoing.
9. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
12. an act of violent robbery committed by an armed gang.
13. based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise.
14. a body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases.
15. the case presented by or on behalf of the party accused of a crime or being sued in a civil lawsuit.

1. seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.
2. the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
3. the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
4. taking the form of an announcement or indication that a contract will not be honoured.
5. a committal to custody.
6. a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.
10. legal concept describing a requirement that a party be aware of the legal process affecting their rights, obligations or duties.
11. a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.