(in some countries) the group of people who have been elected to make laws, which in the US it consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate
国会, 议会
(in the US) one of the areas into which a state is divided and has a local government of its own
县, 郡
the process in which people choose a person or group of people for a position, particularly a political one, through voting
选举
to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting
选举, 挑选
the group of elected representatives whose responsibility is to create, amend, and discuss laws or address political matters
议会, 国会
an official political group with shared beliefs, goals, and policies aiming to be a part of or form a government
政党, 政治团体
the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong
惩罚, 制裁
(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal
逮捕, 拘留
one of the political areas with limited law-making abilities that together form a federal country, like those of Germany or the US
州, 联邦州
to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts
调查, 审查
to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have
惩罚, 处罚
someone who steals something from a person or place without using violence or threats
小偷, 盗贼
to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.
投票, 表决
an official meeting where a group of people discuss a certain matter, which often continues for days
会议, 研讨会
a piece of cloth with a mark or pattern that stands for a country, organization, etc.
旗帜, 国旗
an amount of money given by law to the close relatives of a murdered victim
血汗钱, 谋杀的补偿金
the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court
死刑, 死刑判决