CEFR C1 Vocabulary

CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 28

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Here you will learn some English words about law and order, such as "sue", "detain", "advocate", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
to sueverb

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

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to acquit
to acquitverb

officially deciding and declaring in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

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to bailverb

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

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to condemn
to condemnverb

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

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to convict
to convictverb

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

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to detain
to detainverb

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

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to enforceverb

to ensure that a law or rule is followed

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to legislateverb

to make or enact laws that affect something

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to prosecuteverb

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

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to testifyverb

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

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advocatenoun

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

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FBInoun

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

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cop
copnoun

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

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plain-clothesadjective

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

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handcuff
handcuffnoun

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

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patrolnoun

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

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defendantnoun

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

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hangmannoun

a person whose job is hanging criminals

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juvenile
juvenilenoun

a young person who has not reached adulthood yet

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magistrate
magistratenoun

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

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outlaw
outlawnoun

a person who has done something against the law and is on the run to escape punishment, used particularly about people in the past

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bondnoun

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

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court order
court ordernoun

an order given by a judge or court regarding a case

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lawsuitnoun

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

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hearingnoun

(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

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custody
custodynoun

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

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declarationnoun

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

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guiltnoun

the state of having committed an offense or crime

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innocencenoun

the state of being not guilty of a crime or offense

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legalizationnoun

the action of making something legal

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pro bonoadjective

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

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pleanoun

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

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testimonynoun

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

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verdict
verdictnoun

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

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warrantnoun

an order issued by a judge that authorizes the police to carry out certain measures

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applicableadjective

relevant to someone or something

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invalidadjective

officially or legally unacceptable

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judicial
judicialadjective

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

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liableadjective

legally held accountable for the cost of something

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regulatoryadjective

related to an organization or group of people who have the power to control an activity or process to see if it follows a set of particular rules

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undercoveradjective

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

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lethaladjective

causing death or able to kill

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to declareverb

to officially tell people something

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hearsaynoun

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

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public prosecutornoun

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

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to rat outverb

to inform an authority about the wrongdoings or crimes of others

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to rat onverb

to inform an authority about the wrong or illegal actions of others

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to pinchverb

to take someone into custody

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