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Glossary

accuser someone who says that someone else has done something
wrong or illegal
aristocrat someone at the top of society, who usually has land,
money and power
carriage a vehicle for passengers, pulled by horses
cell a small room in a prison

citizen someone who lives in a town, city or country
coach a closed carriage, usually for long journeys

court a building where trials are held
courtroom a room where trials are held
emigrant someone who leaves their country to live in another one

execute to kill someone as a punishment
faint to suddenly become unconscious
gentleman in old times, a man from a high social class

guilty someone who has broken the law
hang to kill someone by putting a rope around their neck and
letting them fall

influence when someone or something can change what another
person does or thinks
injustice when people are not treated fairly
innocent a person who is not guilty of any crime

knit to make clothes out of wool using long sticks to tie the
wool together
lawyer a person who gives advice or services concerning the law,
e.g. when there is a court case
Madame French for Mrs

Marquis the title of a French aristocrat

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