Legal vocabulary

court – room / building where legal cases are heard
sentence – verb – punish
sentence – noun – punishment in prison
jail – prison

(to jail someone – to put someone in prison; to send someone to prison)
plead not guilty – state one did not commit an offence
innocent – not guilty
charge – formal accusation
lawyer – person who practises law
investigation – formal inquiry into a matter
be required by law – to be compulsory for legal reasons
release someone – to free somebody
to put on bail – to allow someone to be released temporarily, usually against a sum of money to guarantee his / her appearance in court
pending – until, awaiting
appeal – a request for a decision / sentence to be reversed