Law

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Acclaim (n)

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public praise for someone or something

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Accusation (n)

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a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong

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Accuse (v)

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to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime;

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Acknowledge (v)

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• a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.

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Advocate (v)

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• to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.); to plead in favour of.

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Assert (v)

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to state a fact or belief firmly

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Assumption (n)

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something that you consider likely to be true even though no one has told you directly or even though you have no proof

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Capital punishment (n)

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punishment by death

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Charge (n)

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• an official statement accusing someone of committing a crime

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Chief witness (n)

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the main witness

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Circumstantial evidence (n)

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evidence that makes it seem likely that something is true but does not prove it

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Come to court (v)

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start to be discussed in court

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Convict (v)

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to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime

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Court (n)

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a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front of a judge and a jury or a magistrate

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Courtroom (n)

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a place or a room where a court of law meets

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Debate (n)

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a discussion about a subject on which people have different views

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Defendant (n)

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someone who has been accused of a crime and is on trial or has had a legal claim brought against them in a civil court

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Dispute (v)

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to say that the fact, statement or theory is incorrect or untrue

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Drawback (v)

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an aspect of something or someone that makes them less acceptable than they would otherwise be.

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Evidence (n)

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facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime;

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Fault (n)

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the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation

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Find someone guilty/not guilty of something

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officially decide that they are guilty/not guilty

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Gavel (n)

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a small wooden hammer that someone such as a judge knocks on a table to emphasize a decision, or so that people will listen

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Go to court (v)

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begin a court case

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Guilt (n)

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the fact that someone has committed a crime

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Guilty (adj.)

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someone who has committed a crime

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Hard evidence (n)

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definite evidence

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Imply (v)

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if you imply that something is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way.

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Iota (n)

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an extremely small amount

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J.P. (Justice of the Peace) (n)

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a judge in the lowest courts

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Jury (n)

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a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case. Members of a jury are ordinary members of the public: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

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Justify (v)

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to show or prove that a decision, action or an idea is reasonable or necessary

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Object (v)

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to dislike or disapprove something

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Offence (n)

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– a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment

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Outline (v)

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to explain an idea or a plan in a general way.

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Pauper (n)

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a very poor person

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Poll (n)

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the process of voting and the counting of votes

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Proof (n)

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a fact, argument or a piece of evidence which shows that something is definitely true or definitely exists. Prosecutor (n) a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone

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Question (v

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to express doubts whether something is true, reasonable or worthwhile; interrogate, examine, investigate

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Settle out of court (v)

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agree to pay someone in order to avoid a court case

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Stake (n)

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a) that which is pledged b) an amount of money that you risk losing when you try to guess the result of a race or competition

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Stark (adj.)

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extreme and obvious

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Supreme Court (n)

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the highest court in many countries, including the US and UK, which has authority over all the other courts in a country’s legal system

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Swear out a warrant (v)

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to bring a charge against somebody swearing that the accusation is true and demand a warrant for the person’s arrest

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Take someone to court (v)

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begin a case against someone

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Take the oath (v)

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to formally promise to tell the truth in a court of law

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Testify (v)

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to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law

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Testimony (n)

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a formal statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually given in a court of law

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Warrant (n)

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a document giving official or legal authority to do something