Read the definitions carefully and select the correct words.
1. to give a decision in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime
2. money left with a court of law to make sure that a prisoner will return when their trial starts
3. if someone is about to do something, or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon
4. to warn someone officially that what they say to a police officer may be used as evidence in a court of law
5. to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime
6. a police officer in charge of the police in a large area of Britain
7. do something that is against the law
8. to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court
9. when someone is kept in prison until they go to court, because the police think they have committed a crime
10. to officially prevent someone from leaving a place
11. allow the accused person to be released
12. a good reason for doing, believing, or saying something
13. a police officer of middle rank
14. a contract, ticket, claim etc that is invalid is not legally or officially acceptable
15. to officially make a statement, give an order, warning etc
16. someone, not usually a lawyer, who works as a judge in a local court of law, dealing with less serious crimes
17. an illegal action or a crime
18. a police officer of the lowest rank
19. the official police organization in a country or area
20. a member of the police
21. a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way
22. the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or the army, navy etc
23. not allow the prisoner to be released on bail
24. to send someone back from a court of law, to wait for their trial
25. a legal document that gives the police official permission to search a building
26. if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishment
27. a low rank in the army, air force, police etc, or someone who has this rank
28. a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law
29. to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime
30. a valid ticket, document, or agreement is legally or officially acceptable
31. a legal document that is signed by a judge, allowing the police to take a particular action