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CEFR B2 Vocabulary - Lesson 9

Here you will learn some English words about the law, such as "case", "jury", "trial", etc. prepared for B2 learners.

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CEFR B2 Vocabulary
to account
[verb]
to be considered in a particular way
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to accuse
[verb]
to claim that someone has done something wrong
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to challenge
[verb]
to object to the legality or rightness of something
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to suspect
[verb]
to think that someone has committed a crime, without proof
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case
[noun]
a matter that is to be decided in a court of law
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family court
[noun]
a court that decides on family matters, especially those with children
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jury
[noun]
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
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trial
[noun]
a legal process examining the evidence of a case in court by a judge and jury and deciding if the accused is guilty
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justice
[noun]
a behavior or treatment that is fair and just
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injustice
[noun]
a behavior or treatment that is unjust and unfair
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strict
[adjective]
describing rules that must be obeyed under any circumstances
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legal
[adjective]
related to the law
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legally
[adverb]
in a manner that is required or allowed by the law
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valid
[adjective]
acceptable by the law or any authority
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regulation
[noun]
the process of controlling something by means of rules
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to draft
[verb]
to write something for the first time that needs corrections for the final presentation
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to judge
[verb]
to decide whether or not a person is innocent in a court of law
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authority
[noun]
the right or power to give orders to people
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inspector
[noun]
a police officer of middle rank
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clause
[noun]
a separate part of a legal document that requires something different
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claim
[noun]
a request for an amount of money that one believes is rightful
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bill
[noun]
a new law that is proposed to a parliament to be discussed about
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action
[noun]
a formal or legal process in which it is decided if someone has done something wrong or illegal
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to appeal
[verb]
to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court
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bail
[noun]
an amount of money that must be paid in order for someone who is accused of a crime to be released until their trial
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brief
[noun]
a short document stating the facts provided by one side of a case to be presented to a law court
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charge
[noun]
an accusation against a person who is on trial
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to charge
[verb]
to officially accuse someone of an offense
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to defend
[verb]
to represent a person who is on trial
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to file
[verb]
to record a legal document, etc. in a court of law
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to issue
[verb]
to release an official document such as a statement, warrant, etc.
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to prohibit
[verb]
to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law
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prohibition
[noun]
a regulation or rule that forbids the use or practice of something
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to try
[verb]
(often passive) to put a person on trial or investigate a case in a trial
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to break
[verb]
to fail to obey the law
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to chair
[verb]
to act as the chairperson of a committee or meeting
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to get away
[verb]
to escape from someone or somewhere
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to require
[verb]
to be obligated to do something because it is demanded by a law or rule
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to disqualify
[verb]
to officially take away someone's right to do something for violating a rule
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judgment
[noun]
the decision of a judge or law court
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criminal record
[noun]
a legal document that shows a person's history of breaking the law and being punished for it
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