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—V4 Periode 3 54-56 Flashcards

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Laster/smaad - the newspaper was accused of …/…

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Libel/slander

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Getuigen - he … under oath that he didn’t know the accused

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Testified - to testify

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Getuigenverklaring- the … of the witness was false

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Testimony

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Uitspraak (van jury) - the … of the jury was: not guilty

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Verdict

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Honorarium- the solicitor asked a very high …

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Fee

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(On)bekwaam - he was defended by a very … barrister

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Competent - (in)competent

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(On)bekwaamheid / (in)competentie - … is the ability to do something

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Competence - (in)competence

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Tegenspreken - the two witnesses … each other

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Contradicted - to contradict

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Tegenstrijdigheid - there were … in the police report

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Contradictions - contradiction

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Tegenstrijdig - the two reports were …

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Contradictory

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Voogdij - she was given … of both of her children

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Custody

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In hechtenis - he was held … on suspicion of murder

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In custody

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Doodslag - he was not charged with murder but with …

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Manslaughter

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Zaak/rechtszaak - the young lawyer won his first …

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Case

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Versus/tegen - the Simpson … Smith case attracted a lot of media attention

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Versus

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Overtreding - exceeding the speed limit in a …

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Offence

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Overtreder - a person who commits an offence is an …

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Offender

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Belangrijk/groot - drug addiction is a … cause of crime

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Major

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Minder belangrijk/klein - driving to fast is a … offence

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Minor

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Vrijlaten - after one year he was … from prison

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Released - to release

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Op borgtocht - one day after his arrest he was released …

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On bail

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Tegengaan - the government took steps to … hooliganism

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Counter - to counter

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Tegenhanger - the Amsterdam police inspector phoned his … in paris

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Counterpart

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Contraproductief- sending young people to prison often works …

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Counterproductive

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Tegenaanval - the best defence is a …

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Counter-attack / counter attack

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Uitsluiten - the police do not … the possibility that he killed his wife

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Exclude - to exclude

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Voorwaardelijk vrijlaten - after two years in prison he was …

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Released on parole - to release on parole

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Politiek - Are You interested in …

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Politics

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Parlement - a … is chosen by the people of a country

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Parliament

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Politicus - A member of parliament is a …

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Politician

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Lagerhuislid - mp is short for …

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Member of parliament

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Lagerhuis - an mp is a member of the …

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House of Commons

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Hogerhuis -the House of Commons is more important than the …

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House of Lords

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Hogerhuislid - a … is a member of the House of Lords

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Peer

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Vertegenwoordigen - nearly every country is … in the United Nations

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Represented - to represent

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Vertegenwoordiger - An mp is a … of a party

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Representative

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Regering - Great Britain has a democratic …

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Government

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Regeren - witch parties … the country at the moment

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Govern - to govern

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Regering - the American English word for government is …

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Administration

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Minister - in Britain and the USA a … is also called a …

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Minister/secretary

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Minister-president - the … is the head of the British government

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Prime minister

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Minister van buitenlandse zaken - the … deals with foreign affairs

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Foreign secretary

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Ministerie van buitenlandse zaken - the foreign secretary is the head of the …

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Foreign office

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Minister van binnenlandse zaken - the … deals with the affairs of his/her own country

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Home Secretary

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Ministerie van binnenlandse zaken - the Home Secretary is the head of the …

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Home office

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Minister van financiën - in Britain the minister of finance is called the …

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Chancellor

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Ministerie van financiën - the chancellor is the head of the …

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Treasury

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Binnenlands - the Home Secretary spoke about …/… problems

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Domestic / internal

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Deelnemen - thousands of people …/… in the peace march

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Participated / took part - to participate / to take part

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Deelnemer - there were 10.000 … in the demonstration

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Participants

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Deelname / participatie - the … of women in politics should be stimulated

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Participation

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Kiezen - in Britain a new parliament is … every five years

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Elected - to elect

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Verkiezing - the Labour Party won the …

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Elections - election

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Grondwet - a … described how the country has to be governed

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Constitution

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Grondwettelijk - … rights are based on the constitution

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Constitutional

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Volgends - … the constitution there is freedom of speech

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According to

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Peiling/opiniepeiling - the conservatives will win according to the …

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(Opinion) polls - poll/opinion polls

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Gaan stemmen - tomorrow the Dutch will … to elect a new parliament

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Go to the polls - to go to the polls

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Electoraat/kiesgerechtigden - only 40% of the … went to the polls

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Electorate

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Ambtenaar - a … works for the government

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Civil servant

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Overheidsdienst - many people work in …

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The civil service

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Rijk/keizerrijk - the Roman … came to an end 500 years after Christ

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Empire

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Keizer - in 1804 napoleon became … of France

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Emperor

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Keizerin - queen Victoria became … of India in 1876

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Empress

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Lid worden van - he … the social Democratic Party at the age of eighteen

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Joined - to join

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Kiesdistrict- in Britain an mp is elected by a …

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Constituency

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Kiezer (in kiesdistrict) - a british mp represents his …

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Constituents - constituent

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Onderdaan/burger - a British … is a person with a British passport

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Subject

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Heersen/regeren - in the Middle Ages a king …/… without a parliament

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Ruled/reigned - to rule/ to reign

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Heerser - the bourbons were once the … of France

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Rulers - ruler

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Misbruiken - dictators often … their power

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Abuse - to abuse

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Misbruik - many people protested against the presidents … of power

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Abuse

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Volk - the EU is a union of European …

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Peoples - people

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De leiding hebben (over) - the prime minister … the cabinet

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Is in charge of - to be in charge (of)

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Vooraanstaand - Churchill was a … British politician

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Prominent

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Gemeenteraad - the … will meet next week

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(Town) council - council/town council

Engels Quintus (21 decks)

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