victim - a person who has been attacked in someway by somebody.
Some
victims are selected because they seem vulnerable.
And here we have some useful
expressions with the word victim:
Innocent / unsuspecting victim - not deserving to be harmed;
to portray somebody as a victim – to present somebody as a victim.
a suspect - a person who is believed to be guilty
The man was arrested as ab suspectb.ban attorney - a lawyer who can sue or defend people.
If
you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you by the state.
evidence - something that can serve to prove something. In our context evidence is usually presented in court to prove that someone is guilty or innocent.
Popular expressions with the word
evidence are:
hearsay evidence - evidence based not on a witness's personal knowledge but on another's
statement not made under oath;
criminal evidence – evidence related to a criminal case;
in the light of evidence / in the face of evidence – considering the evidence;
not a scrap of evidence –
no evidence;
verdict - the decision made by a jury in a trial.
The jury reached ab verdictb after hours of deliberation.
