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General law

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Probation, summary

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Suspension of a guilty party’s prison sentence so that, if he or she obeys the conditions, he or she will spend no time in prison

Proof

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Evidence convincing to the judge or jury

Conspiracy

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An unlawful plot, a plan to do something illegal

Hearing, contested

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Legal proceeding in which outcome is put into question by possible administrative misconduct

Prosecution

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The state’s representative in a court room, seeks to convict the defendant

Prison

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Place of long term incarceration, where convicts fulfil their sentences

Grand jury

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Jury that listens to arguments and decides innocence or guilt of defendant

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