English Verbs Referring to "The Legal System"

to punish

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to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

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The court decided to punish the thief with a prison sentence for stealing.

Parents may choose to punish their children by restricting privileges when rules are violated.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to sentence

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to allege

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to say something is the case without providing proof for it

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to accuse

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to formally say that someone has done something wrong or illegal, often involving making specific charges against them

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to sue

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

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transitive

to bail

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ai

eɪ

l

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to entitle

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to give someone the legal right to have or do something particular

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to prosecute

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k

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

defend

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to enact

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n

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k

t

to approve a proposed law

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to repeal

Verb

/ɹiˈpiɫ/, /ɹɪˈpiɫ/

to officially cancel a law, regulation, or policy, making it no longer valid or in effect

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to impeach

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ch

ʧ

to formally charge or accuse someone of a crime or misdemeanor

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to charge

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ʧ

a

ɑ

r

g

ʤ

e

to officially accuse someone of an offense

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to indict

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to officially accuse a person of a crime

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to imprison

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n

to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to jail

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ai

eɪ

l

to put someone in a designated facility either as punishment or while waiting for legal proceedings

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to intern

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n

to restrict someone's freedom by confining them, often done for security, control, or public safety reasons

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to incarcerate

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to confine someone in prison or a similar facility due to legal reasons or as a form of punishment

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to acquit

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

convict

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to litigate

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g

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to initiate legal action against another party or person

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to adjudicate

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c

k

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to make a formal decision or judgment about who is right in an argument or dispute

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to formalize

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m

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l

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aɪ

z

e

to make something legally valid

invalidate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to recuse

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c

k

u

ju

s

z

e

to formally object or challenge a judge's participation in a case, often due to concerns about their impartiality or potential conflicts of interest

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to penalize

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p

e

ɛ

n

a

ə

l

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aɪ

z

e

to impose a punishment on someone for a wrongdoing or violation

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to subpoena

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ə

b

p

oe

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n

a

ə

to officially summon someone to attend a court proceeding, produce evidence, or provide testimony under penalty of law

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to legalize

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to permit something by law, granting people the right or freedom to do it

outlaw

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to legislate

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g

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ɪ

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l

a

eɪ

t

e

to create or bring laws into effect through a formal process

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to forfeit

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o

ɔ

r

f

ei

ɪ

t

to no longer be able to access a right, property, privilege, etc. as a result of violating a law or a punishment for doing something wrong

claim

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to testify

Verb

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ɛ

s

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f

y

aɪ

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

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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