Total English Upper-Intermediate "Unit 9 - Lesson 1" Vocabulary

to sue

Verb

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

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The dissatisfied customer decided to sue the company for breach of contract.

In a personal injury case, the victim may choose to sue the responsible party for compensation.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to insure

Verb

i

ɪ

n

s

ʃ

u

ʊ

r

e

to make sure or certain that something will happen or be done correctly

Grammatical Information:

transitive

claim

noun

c

k

l

ai

eɪ

m

a statement about the truth of something without offering any verification or proof

premium

noun

p

r

e

i

m

iu

iə

m

the amount of money paid to an insurance company in exchange for coverage or protection against specified risks or potential losses

to commit

Verb

c

k

o

ə

mm

m

i

ɪ

t

to do a particular thing that is unlawful or wrong

Grammatical Information:

transitive

arson

noun

a

ɑ

r

s

o

ə

n

the criminal act of setting something on fire, particularly a building

fraud

noun

f

r

au

ɔ

d

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

uncountable

to arrest

Verb

a

ɜ

rr

r

e

ɛ

s

t

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to convict

Verb

c

k

o

ɑ

n

v

i

ɪ

c

k

t

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

acquit

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to sentence

Verb

s

e

ɛ

n

t

e

ə

n

c

s

e

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to get away with

Verb

/ɡɛt ɐwˈeɪ wɪð/

to escape punishment for one's wrong actions

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

get

phrase's particle

away with

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