19.3.4. gy. C1C2 (példák)

convict verb /kənˈvɪkt/ [T] elítél, bűnösnek mond ki (bíróság)

He was convicted of murder.

execute verb /ˈek.sɪ.kjuːt/ [T] 1 kivégez (elítéltet) (!)

He was executed for murder.

imprison verb /ɪmˈprɪz.ən/ [T] bebörtönöz

Taylor was imprisoned in 2005 for burglary.

serve verb /sɜːv/ 5 (börtönbüntetést) tölt [T]

Williams, 42, is serving a four-year jail sentence.

uphold verb /ʌpˈhəʊld/ [T] *(upheld, upheld) 1 jóváhagy, helybenhagy (bíróság döntést)

The court upheld the ruling.

conviction noun /kənˈvɪk.ʃən/ [C or U] 1 elítélés (bíróság által)

He already had two convictions for burglary.

The conviction of all three protesters caused anger in the local community.

imprisonment noun /ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/ [U] börtönbüntetés

She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

innocence noun /ˈɪn.ə.sənts/ [U] 1 ártatlanság (bűnügyben)

She pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her.

She fought to prove her son's innocence.

release noun /rɪˈliːs/ 2 szabadulás, kiszabadulás; szabadon engedés (pl. fogolyé) [U or no plural]

Her early release from prison led to a demonstration.

ruling noun /ˈruː.lɪŋ/ [C] hivatalos döntés

This ruling has delighted road safety campaigners.

sanction noun /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ szankció, büntetőintézkedés [C]

economic/trade sanctions against a country

verdict noun /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ [C] (bírósági) ítélet, (hivatalos) döntés; vélemény

a guilty verdict

The jury took nine hours to reach a verdict.

lenient adjective /ˈliː.ni.ənt/ elnéző, enyhe (pl. büntetés)

He asked the judge to pass a lenient sentence.

Phrases and idioms:

put sb to death kivégez

She was put to death for her beliefs.

wrongly accused/convicted/imprisoned, etc. ártatlanul/igazságtalanul vádolt/elítélt/bebörtönzött/stb.

She was wrongly convicted of drug smuggling.