Wortschatz für IELTS (Akademisch) - Das Gesetz

a legal professional who is qualified and licensed to advocate on the behalf of clients in both lower and higher courts, primarily in Britain

Rechtsanwalt, Rechtsanwältin

to fail to obey the law

verletzen

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

Angeklagte(r)

to decide whether or not a person is innocent in a court of law

beurteilen

a group of twelve citizens, who listen to the details of a case in the court of law in order to decide the guiltiness or innocence of a defendant

Jury

being obedient to the law

gesetzestreu

someone who has done an illegal act

Straftäter(in)

(in the UK) a lawyer who is entitled to give legal advice, prepare legal documents for contracts and defend people in lower courts of law

Rechtsanwalt, Rechtsanwältin

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

verfolgen

to officially accuse someone of an offense

anklagen, beschuldigen

a legal process where a judge and jury examine evidence in court to decide if the accused is guilty

Gerichtsverhandlung

the group of people in a court including the judge and the jury

Gericht

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

freisprechen

(law) the permission for a prisoner to leave prison before the end of their imprisonment sentence, on the condition of good conduct

Bewährung

to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law

verurteilen

an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings

Urteil

to help someone to restore to a healthy and independent state after a period of imprisonment, addiction, illness, etc.

rehabilitieren

an illegal or evil action

Missetat

the action of making amends for a mistake

Vergeltung

having custody of someone or connected with the legal right to look after them

vormundschaftlich

to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law

mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

unpaid work done either as a form of punishment by a criminal or as a voluntary service by a citizen

Zivildienst

the physical punishment of people, especially of children or convicts

Körperstrafe

the killing of a criminal as punishment

Todesstrafe

a thing that reduces the chances of someone doing something because it makes them aware of its difficulties or consequences

Abschreckung

(of a person) tolerant, flexible, or relaxed in enforcing rules or standards, often forgiving and understanding toward others

nachsichtig

a formal declaration by which someone is found guilty of a crime in a court of law

Schuldspruch

belonging or appropriate for a court, a judge, or the administration of justice

gerichtlich

a law or a set of laws passed by a legislative body, such as a parliament

Gesetz