Legal Definitions Match

Match the words with their definitions by writing the correct number.

Words	Definitions
1. Verdict	A group of people who listen to everything in the trial and then make a decision. (_____)
2. Sue	Our lawyer is working hard to show we didn't do anything wrong. (_____)
3. Slander	That person's job is to try to prove someone committed a crime. (_____)
4. Prosecute	The court said the person didn't do the crime and let them go. (_____)
5. Jury	He's taking the other person to court because of a problem they couldn't solve. (_____)
6. Defence	Someone said untrue things about her, and now everyone thinks she did something bad. (_____)
7. Custody	Everyone was waiting to hear what the court decided at the end of the trial. (_____)
8. Acquit	After the parents split up, they had to decide who the children would live with. (_____)