Law and Order
to accuse sy of sg |
vádolni valakit vmivel |
The whole village was shocked when it turned out that he had been accused of murder before. |
to acquit sy |
felmenteni vkit |
They were relieved when he told them that he had been acquitted. |
to appeal |
fellebbezni |
She lost the case and appealed the following month. |
DA District Attorney |
ügyész |
His mom was very proud of him when he became the new DA. |
deposition |
vallomás |
His lawyers took a deposition from us. |
felon |
bűnös, bűnöző |
Nobody wants to hire a felon. |
evidence |
bizonyíték |
Due to lack of evidence the charges were dropped. |
defendant |
védelmezett |
The defendant seemed very nervous. |
indictment |
vád |
The charge on the indictment was murder. |
jury |
esküdtszék |
The jury was not able to make a decision. |
jurisdiction |
törvénykezés, igazságszolgáltatás |
The court has no jurisdiction in this case. |
to litigate |
perel |
She decided to litigate when the company refused to take a deal. |
life sentence |
életfogytiglan |
People got life sentence for murder in some countries. |
to take a plea deal |
vádalkut kötni |
He took a plea deal to avoid spending time in jail. |
restraining order |
távoltartási rendelet |
She had to take out a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend. |
trial |
tárgyalás |
She had to testify at trial. |
to testify |
tanúskodni |
She refused to testify about who had given her the bribes. |
witness |
tanú, szemtanú |
The police are questioning all the witnesses. |
Find the definitions of the following expressions.
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to accuse, to acquit, to appeal, DA, deposition, felon, evidence, defendant, indictment, jury, jurisdiction, litigate, life sentence, take a plea deal, restraining order, trial, testify, witness |
1. to answer questions about a case in a law court
2. a formal statement used in court
3. to say that someone is guilty of something
4. a lawyer whose job is to represent the government in particular parts of the USA
5. the authority of an organization to deal with legal decisions
6. a person who is guilty of a serious crime
7. a person who has seen a crime or accident happen
8. to make sg the subject of a lawsuit
9. to decide officially that someone is not guilty
10. a legal order saying that someone is not allowed to go near another person
11. the punishment of being sent to prison for the rest of your life
12. a formal meeting at court to make a decision about a case according to law
13. a reason (or more) to prove something
14. a group of people who have been chosen to listen to a case at court and decide whether the person is guilty or not
15. to request a higher court of law to consider again a decision made by lower court
16. to admit that you’ve committed a less serious crime to get smaller punishment
17. a person at court who is accused of something
18. the reason for suing somebody
Key:
1. testify
2. deposition
3. accuse
4. DA
5. jurisdiction
6. felon
7. witness
8. litigate
9. acquit
10. restraining order
11. life sentence
12. trial
13. evidence
14. jury
15. appeal
16. take a plea deal
17. defendant
18. indictment
