Real Life: Crime Verbs (3)

The prosecutor ........., without a shadow of a doubt, that the defendant committed the crimes and the jury found him guilty of all charges.
protected
proved
revoked
withdrew

The law ......... everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
lets
bails
presumes
deserves

That's because the law states that anyone charged with a crime ......... a fair trial that will determine whether he/she is guilty.
pleas
deserves
rejects
terminates

The newspaper made some false comments about the mayor so they had to ......... a retraction or the newspaper could be sued for slander.
imprison
attend
print
terminate

The judge ......... Harry out on bail until his trial date that will commence in September. However, Harry cannot leave the state and he had to give his passport to the courts before he was released.
picked
redeemed
divorced
let

The justice system ......... Donovan ten years ago. He spent ten, long years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. However, new DNA evidence proves that he is innocent and he is going to be released tomorrow.
slandered
bought
murdered
imprisoned

Victims want to see the people who made them suffer pay for their wrongdoings. In other words, victims ......... and deserve justice.
seek
revoke
revert
neglect

Bryan ......... his former tenant for past rent issues and damages. Bryan took his tenant to small claims' court and won.
sued
proved
shadowed
abandoned

Once he was found guilty, Mathew ......... to jail for twenty years for armed robbery.
go
took
went
pushed

After months of intense investigation, the prosecutor's office decided to ......... a plea because they didn't have enough evidence to convict the murderer of first-degree murder.
consider
offend
protect
pardon