Related Clues:

• 'No contest,' for one
• Arraignment entry
• Insanity, in a courtroom
• Negotiation between prosecutor and defendant
• 'S O S,' e.g
• Sentence shortener, at times
• Guilty, for one
• Defendant's reply
• "Spare me!" e.g
• Not guilty, often
• Blacken the surface of
• Cook, as scallops
• Regularly applies to be seen with a petition
• Cook with intense heat
• Flash-fry