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Crime and justice - Coggle Diagram
Crime and justice
Court
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Verdict
pass verdict on somebody
contest the verdict
unanimous verdict
overturn the verdict
uphold a verdict
reach a verdict
Other
appear in court
trumped-up charges
mitigating circumstances
extenuating circumstances
dismiss the case
lodge an appeal
deliberations
Punishment
give a sentence
escape punishment
receive custodial sentence
serve out the sentence
suffer the consequences
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a harsh penalty/sentence
face the death penalty
sentence somebody to jail/prison
be severely punished
serve several years in prison
was released from prison
get time off for good behaviour
People
Criminal
a convicted criminal
a hardened criminal
have a deprived childhood
law-breaker
common criminals
political prisoners
young offender
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Verbs
win a case
accuse somebody of...
arrest somebody
charge somebody with...
carry out an investigation into...
investigate the case
defend somebody
prosecute somebody
convict somebody of...
acquit somebody of...
remand in custody
Evidence
DNA evidence
fingerprints
prove beyond reasonable doubt
proof
give evidence
unreliable evidence
unreliable witness
collect evidence
deny all knowledge of
witness a crime
crime scene
Justice
pervert the course of justice
miscarriage of justice
bring criminals to justice
justice had been served