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to bring a charge against an individual or organization in a law court

stämma, väcka talan

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

frikänna

to release someone until their trial after they gave an amount of money to the court

frisläppas mot borgen, släppas fri mot borgen

to give a severe punishment to someone who has committed a major crime

döma, fördöma

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

döma, förklara skyldig

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

ippen, hålla kvar

to ensure that a law or rule is followed

verkställa, tillämpa

to create or bring laws into effect through a formal process

lagstifta

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

åtal, väcka åtal

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

victorna, uttala sig

an authorized practitioner of law who defends a person's case in a courtroom

advokat, försvarsadvokat

a law enforcement agency controlled by the central government that deals with crimes that involve more than one state

Bureau för federal utredning, FBI (Bureau för federal utredning)

someone who works as one of the members of a police force

polis, polisman

(of a police officer) dressed in civilian clothes while on duty

i civilklädern, civilklädd

a pair of rings made of metal with a chain attached to them, used for putting on the wrists of prisoners

handbojor, fängsel

the act of going around a place at regular intervals to prevent a crime or wrongdoing from being committed

patrull, övervakning

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

svarande, åtalad

a person whose job is hanging criminals

bödlar, exekutionsbödel

a young person who has not reached adulthood yet

ungdom, tonåring

a person who acts as a judge in a law court and deals with minor offenses

domare, magistrat

a person who operates outside the boundaries of established rules and may engage in illegal activities

laglös, brottsling

(law) an amount of money paid to temporarily release a person from prison until their trial

borgen, pant

an order given by a judge or court regarding a case

domstolsbeslut, rättsbeslut

a complaint or claim that someone brings to a law court for settlement

åtal, rättegång

(law) an official gathering in a court of law, especially without the presence of the jury, to find out information about a case and listen to evidence

förhandling, hörande

a state in which a person is kept in jail or prison, particularly while waiting to be tried

häktning, förvar

(law) an official written document that people sign to agree on something or accept something as true

deklaration, officiellt dokument

the state of having committed an offense or crime

skuld, skyldighetskänsla

the state of not being guilty of a crime or offense

oskyldighet

the action or process of making something legal

legalisering, godkännande

referring to a legal work that is done free of charge, often by a lawyer

pro bono, kostnadsfri

(law) a formal statement made by someone confirming or denying their accusation

åtal, anhållan

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

vittnesbörd, utsaga

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

verdict, dom

an order issued by a judge that authorizes the police to take specific actions

beslut, order

relevant to someone or something in a particular context or situation

tillämpbar, relevant

officially or legally unacceptable

ogiltig, inte giltig

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

rättslig, domstol

legally held accountable for the cost of something

ansvarig, skyldig

creating and enforcing rules or regulations to control or govern a particular activity or industry

reglerande, regulatorisk

working or conducted secretly under the supervision of a law enforcement agency to gather information or catch criminals

undercover, hemlig

capable of causing death

dödliga, dödlig

to officially tell people something

deklarera, tillkännage

(law) restatement of other people's words by a witness in a law court, which is not counted as evidence

hörsägen, ryktet

a lawyer employed by a government, whose job is to prove that a person is guilty of a crime in a law court

åklagare, offentlig åklagare

to inform an authority about the wrongdoings or crimes of others

angiva, förråda

to take someone into custody

gripa, arrestera

a lawsuit concerning a problem that is shared by a group of people, which is brought to a law court on behalf of all

gruppanmälan, kollektivt åtal