Szókincs az IELTS-hez (Akadémiai) - A Törvény

a legal professional qualified and licensed to advocate on behalf of clients in both lower and higher courts

to fail to obey the law

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

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

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

being obedient to the law

a person who commits a crime

(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

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

to officially accuse someone of an offense

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a wrongful or immoral act

the action of making amends for a mistake

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

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

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

the physical punishment of people, especially of children or convicts

the killing of a criminal as punishment

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

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

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

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

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