Das Buch Insight - Fortgeschritten - Einheit 2 - 2C

to not let any harm come to someone or something

verteidigen

a person in a law court who is sued by someone else or is accused of committing a crime

Angeklagte(r)

to make a statement as a witness in court saying something is true

zeugen, aussagen

a formal statement saying something is true, particularly made by a witness in court

Aussage, Zeugenaussage

to state in a court of law, in front of the judge and the jury, whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime

plädieren

to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong

gestehen

a personal account where someone openly admits to their mistakes or reveals private details about their life

Geständnis

to put something or someone in danger

gefährden, in Gefahr bringen

in the risk of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed

Gefahr, Risiko

to impose a punishment on someone for a wrongdoing or violation

bestrafen, ahnden

a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

Strafe, Buße

to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser

verfolgen

the process of bringing someone to court in an attempt to prove their guilt

Staatsanwaltschaft, Anklage

to release someone from blame, guilt, or obligation, clearing them of any wrongdoing

freisprechen, entlasten

an official judgment in court of law that declares someone not guilty of the crime they were charged with

Freispruch

to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

freisprechen

to involve or suggest someone's participation or connection in a crime or wrongdoing

implizieren, verwickeln

to clear someone from blame or responsibility for a wrongdoing or crime, often through evidence

entlasten, freisprechen

to send a case back to a court of lower authority for additional reconsideration or review

zurückverweisen, remandieren

to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

verurteilen, schuldig sprechen

to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

festnehmen, in Haft nehmen

to let someone leave a place in which they have been confined or stuck

freilassen, entlassen