3. Jog, bíróság C2 (32) – altémák

Jog, bíróság* (32)

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.

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.

legislation noun /ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/ [U] törvénycsomag; törvényhozás

The government has promised to introduce legislation to limit fuel emissions from cars.

proceedings noun /prəʊˈsiː.dɪŋz/ [plural] 1 bírósági eljárás

The bank is threatening to start legal proceedings against him.

prosecution noun /ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuːʃ.ən/ bűnvádi eljárás [C or U]

The incident resulted in a number of prosecutions.

prosecutor noun /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuː.tər/ [C] vádló, ügyész

Prosecutors allege that she knew about the plan.

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

settlement noun /ˈset.l.mənt/ [C] 2 egyezség (pl. peren kívül kötött)

They reached an out-of-court settlement.

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

a guilty verdict

The jury took nine hours to reach a verdict.

clean adjective /kliːn/ 2 tiszta múltú, büntetlen előéletű

a clean driving licence

legitimate adjective /ləˈdʒɪt.ɪ.mət/ 2 törvényes

The army must give power back to the legitimate government.

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

He asked the judge to pass a lenient sentence.

Phrases and idioms:

come/go into effect hatályba/érvénybe lép

New food safety rules come into effect on Monday.

in place érvénybe/működésbe lépett (szabály, rendszer, stb.)

There are now laws in place to prevent this from happening.

in/into force hatályban/hatályba (pl. törvény)

The new law came into force in April.

law and order közrend

a breakdown in law and order

press charges vádat emel

The family decided not to press charges against him.

put sb to death kivégez

She was put to death for her beliefs.

stand trial bíróság előtt áll

to stand trial for murder

the defence a védelem (jog)

He was cross-examined by the defence.

a defence lawyer

the prosecution vád képviselője (vádló/ügyész) [+ singular or plural verb]

The prosecution will begin presenting evidence today.

20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 76. lecke (B2) – 96. lecke (C1) – 116. lecke (C2)