Woordenschat voor IELTS (Academisch) - De wet

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

advocaat, jurist

to fail to obey the law

overtreden, schenden

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

aangeklaagde, verweerder

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

oordelen, beoordelen

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, rechtbankjury

being obedient to the law

wettig, wetgevend

someone who has done an illegal act

overtreder, dader

(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

advocaat, jurist

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

vervolgen, aanklagen

to officially accuse someone of an offense

aanklagen, beschuldigen

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

rechtzaak, proces

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

de rechtbank, het gerecht

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

pleiten, verdedigen

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

vrijspreken

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

voorwaardelijke vrijlating, proeftijd

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

veroordelen, straffen

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

vonnis, uitspraak

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

rehabiliteren, herintegreren

a wrongful or immoral act

misdrijf, wangedrag

the action of making amends for a mistake

wraak, straffen

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

verzorgend, bewarend

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

boete opleggen, straffen

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

gemeenschapsdienst, maatschappelijke dienstverlening

the physical punishment of people, especially of children or convicts

licha punishment

the killing of a criminal as punishment

doodstraf, kapitaalstraf

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

afschrikmiddel, afschrikkingsmiddel

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

lijdzaam, vergevingsgezind

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

veroordeling, rechtsoordeel

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

gerechtelijk, rechterlijk

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

wetgeving, wet