19.3.1. gy. C2 (példák)

appeal verb /əˈpiːl/ [I] 3 fellebbez (ítélet/hivatalos döntés ellen)

He is appealing against a ten-year prison sentence.

confront verb /kənˈfrʌnt/ [T] 1 szembesít vkit vmivel (bizonyítékkal, gyanúval, stb.)

Confronted with the evidence, she broke down and confessed.

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.

plead verb /pliːd/ *(pleaded or pled, pleaded or pled) 1 (ártatlannak/bűnösnek) érzi/vallja magát (pl. bíróságon)

to plead guilty/not guilty

He pleaded not guilty to burglary.

He advised his client to plead insanity.

prosecute verb /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuːt/ vádat emel (bíróság/vádló) [I or T]

He was prosecuted for fraud.

The victim has said that she will not prosecute.

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

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

testify verb /ˈtest.ɪ.faɪ/ [I] tanúsít, tanúskodik (tanúvallomást tesz) (bíróságon)

Elliott testified that he had met the men in a bar.

try verb /traɪ/ 3 bíróság elé állít [T]

He was tried for attempted murder.

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

The court upheld the ruling.