11 - 16s glossary

Crown Court
A court that deals with serious criminal cases.

Crown Prosecution Service
Lawyers who act on behalf of the state and present the case against the accused person.

Curfew order
This requires a person to stay in a particular place for a particular period of time, for example to stay at home for between two and twelve hours a day.

Custodial sentence
This is a prison sentence and the length of the sentence depends on the crime committed.

Custody
The imprisonment of an accused person before trial.

Date rape
Having sex with someone the person knows without their consent.

Decree of divorce
The formal ending of a marriage in law.

Defendant
The accused person.