英和和英

a judgment of not guilty

a prison sentence that is actually served

a type of execution called decapitation

a crime in which bank notes are forged and distributed illegally, called counterfeiting

to examine into one's guilt

to drag the criminal into court

to convict a criminal

avow one's guilt

to accuse one of a crime―charge one with a crime―call one to account

to answer for a crime

to acquit the prisoner （of the charge）

a venial sin

to bring a charge home to one

to charge one with a crime―fasten a crime upon one

to confess one's guilt

to prove one's guilt―bring a charge home to a person

to take a legal case to a court of law

enter a plea of not guilty

a crime of treason

to be charged with a crime―（自ら進んでなら）―take the guilt upon oneself

to prove one's guilt―bring a charge home to a person

instigation―abetment

an exemplary jail sentence

to atone for a crime―expiate one's sins―do penance for one's sins

to judge whether a person is guilty or innocent

a lapse into sin

to give an official pardon

（法律上の罪なら）to pardon a crime―（天が人の罪悪を赦すなら）―remit one's sins―（過失なら）―forgive one （for） a fault―excuse one for a fault―overlook one's fault

purge one's sins

felonious intent