3. Jog, bíróság B2 (37) – altémák

Jog, bíróság* (16) 3. Büntetés, ítélet (21)

accuse verb /əˈkjuːz/ [T] vádol vkit vmivel

He's been accused of robbery/murder.

Are you accusing me of lying?

charge verb /tʃɑːdʒ/ 2 vádol vmivel [T often passive]

She's been charged with murder.

confess verb /kənˈfes/ [I or T] bevall (bűnt, hibát)

She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.

He has confessed to the murder.

He confessed to sleeping through most of the film.

I have to confess, I was a little confused at first.

I found it all very confusing, I must confess.

case noun /keɪs/ 5 ügy, per (jog) [C]

The case will go before the European Court next month.

She accused her employer of unlawful dismissal and won/lost her case.

confession noun /kənˈfeʃ.ən/ [C or U] vallomás; gyónás

He made a full confession to the police.

I have a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.

court noun /kɔːt/ 2 bíróság [C or U]

He's due to appear in court again on Monday.

Please describe to the court exactly what you saw.

the European Court of Human Rights

The lack of evidence means that the case is unlikely to go to court.

judge noun /dʒʌdʒ/ [C] 2 bíró (bíróságon)

The judge ruled that they had acted correctly.

jury noun /ˈdʒʊə.ri/ [C + singular or plural verb] 1 esküdtszék

members of the jury

The jury was/were unable to agree.

Police officers aren't usually allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury.

justice noun /ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ [U] 2 igazságszolgáltatás

The justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.

The police are doing all they can to bring those responsible for the bombing to justice.

law noun /lɔː/ 2 törvény, rendelet [C or U]

There are laws against drinking in the street.

The laws against drug use were very severe.

They led the fight to impose laws on smoking.

They have passed a new law to ban fox hunting.

trial noun /traɪəl/ [C or U] 1 bírósági tárgyalás

The two men are now on trial for attempted murder.

He will be taken to the US to stand trial.

Trial by jury is a fundamental right.

It was a very complicated trial that went on for months.

the trial proceedings

legal adjective /ˈliː.gəl/ 1 jogi; törvényes (joggal/törvénnyel kapcsolatos)

legal advice

a legal obligation/requirement

your legal rights

legal adjective /ˈliː.gəl/ 2 törvényes, megengedett

Is abortion legal in your country?

legally adverb /ˈliː.gəl.i/ jogilag; törvényesen

Children under sixteen are not legally allowed to buy cigarettes.

Phrases and idioms:

against the law törvényellenes, törvénytelen

It's against the law to leave a young child alone in the house.

the law a törvény (a törvények rendszere/összessége)

What does the law say about having alcohol in the blood while driving?

Of course robbery is against the law!

The judge ruled that the directors had knowingly broken the law.

You can't take that course of action and remain within the law.

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