CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 28
48 Wordsto bring a charge against an individual or organization in a law court
officially deciding and declaring in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime
to release someone until their trial after they gave an amount of money to the court
to give a severe punishment to someone who has committed a major crime
to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law
to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go
to ensure that a law or rule is followed
to make or enact laws that affect something
to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser
to make a statement as a witness in court saying something is true
an authorized practitioner of law who defends a person's case in a courtroom
a law enforcement agency controlled by the central government that deals with crimes that involve more than one state
someone who works as one of the members of a police force
(of a police officer) dressed in civilian clothes while on duty
a pair of rings made of metal with a chain attached to them, used for putting on the wrists of prisoners
the act of going around a place at regular intervals to prevent a crime or wrongdoing from being committed
a person in a law court who is sued by someone else or is accused of committing a crime
a person whose job is hanging criminals
a young person who has not reached adulthood yet
a person who acts as a judge in a law court and deals with minor offenses
a person who has done something against the law and is on the run to escape punishment, used particularly about people in the past
(law) an amount of money paid to temporarily release a person from prison until their trial
an order given by a judge or court regarding a case
a complaint or claim that someone brings to a law court for settlement
(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
a state in which a person is kept in jail or prison, particularly while waiting to be tried
(law) an official written document that people sign to agree on something or accept something as true
the state of having committed an offense or crime
the state of being not guilty of a crime or offense
the action of making something legal
referring to a legal work that is done free of charge, often by a lawyer
(law) a formal statement made by someone confirming or denying their accusation
a formal statement saying something is true, particularly made by a witness in court
an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings
an order issued by a judge that authorizes the police to carry out certain measures
relevant to someone or something
officially or legally unacceptable
belonging or appropriate for a court, a judge, or the administration of justice
legally held accountable for the cost of something
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
working or conducted secretly under the supervision of a law enforcement agency to gather information or catch criminals
causing death or able to kill
to officially tell people something
(law) restatement of other people's words by a witness in a law court, which is not counted as evidence
a lawyer employed by a government, whose job is to prove that a person is guilty of a crime in a law court
to inform an authority about the wrongdoings or crimes of others
to inform an authority about the wrong or illegal actions of others
to take someone into custody
