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Dock :: Dock (n.) The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.

Accusation :: Accusation (n.) That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge..

Purgation :: Purgation (n.) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal..

Familiar :: Familiar (n.) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused..

Intrench :: Intrench (v. i.) To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown..

Justification :: Justification (n.) The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer.

Torture :: Torture (n.) Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel..

Accusable :: Accusable (a.) Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with of.

Appealable :: Appealable (a.) That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter..

Last :: Last (a.) Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft..

Bailment :: Bailment (n.) The action of bailing a person accused.

Chargeable :: Chargeable (a.) Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder..

Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person..

Find :: Find (v. t.) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person..

Retrial :: Retrial (n.) A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person..

Recrimination :: Recrimination (n.) The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation.

Accused :: Accused (a.) Charged with offense; as, an accused person..

Self-accused :: Self-accused (a.) Accused by one's self or by one's conscience.

Absolution :: Absolution (n.) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent..

Culprit :: Culprit (p. p.) One accused of, or arraigned for, a crime, as before a judge..

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