—V4 Periode 3 54-56 Flashcards

(76 cards)

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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 ...
Counter-attack / counter attack
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Uitsluiten - the police do not ... the possibility that he killed his wife
Exclude - to exclude
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Voorwaardelijk vrijlaten - after two years in prison he was ...
Released on parole - to release on parole
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Politiek - Are You interested in ...
Politics
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Parlement - a ... is chosen by the people of a country
Parliament
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Politicus - A member of parliament is a ...
Politician
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Lagerhuislid - mp is short for ...
Member of parliament
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Lagerhuis - an mp is a member of the ...
House of Commons
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Hogerhuis -the House of Commons is more important than the ...
House of Lords
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Hogerhuislid - a ... is a member of the House of Lords
Peer
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Vertegenwoordigen - nearly every country is ... in the United Nations
Represented - to represent
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Vertegenwoordiger - An mp is a ... of a party
Representative
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Regering - Great Britain has a democratic ...
Government
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Regeren - witch parties ... the country at the moment
Govern - to govern
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Regering - the American English word for government is ...
Administration
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Minister - in Britain and the USA a ... is also called a ...
Minister/secretary
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Minister-president - the ... is the head of the British government
Prime minister
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Minister van buitenlandse zaken - the ... deals with foreign affairs
Foreign secretary
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Ministerie van buitenlandse zaken - the foreign secretary is the head of the ...
Foreign office
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Minister van binnenlandse zaken - the ... deals with the affairs of his/her own country
Home Secretary
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Ministerie van binnenlandse zaken - the Home Secretary is the head of the ...
Home office
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Minister van financiën - in Britain the minister of finance is called the ...
Chancellor
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Ministerie van financiën - the chancellor is the head of the ...
Treasury
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Binnenlands - the Home Secretary spoke about .../... problems
Domestic / internal
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Deelnemen - thousands of people .../... in the peace march
Participated / took part - to participate / to take part
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Deelnemer - there were 10.000 ... in the demonstration
Participants
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Deelname / participatie - the ... of women in politics should be stimulated
Participation
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Kiezen - in Britain a new parliament is ... every five years
Elected - to elect
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Verkiezing - the Labour Party won the ...
Elections - election
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Grondwet - a ... described how the country has to be governed
Constitution
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Grondwettelijk - ... rights are based on the constitution
Constitutional
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Volgends - ... the constitution there is freedom of speech
According to
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Peiling/opiniepeiling - the conservatives will win according to the ...
(Opinion) polls - poll/opinion polls
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Gaan stemmen - tomorrow the Dutch will ... to elect a new parliament
Go to the polls - to go to the polls
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Electoraat/kiesgerechtigden - only 40% of the ... went to the polls
Electorate
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Ambtenaar - a ... works for the government
Civil servant
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Overheidsdienst - many people work in ...
The civil service
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Rijk/keizerrijk - the Roman ... came to an end 500 years after Christ
Empire
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Keizer - in 1804 napoleon became ... of France
Emperor
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Keizerin - queen Victoria became ... of India in 1876
Empress
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Lid worden van - he ... the social Democratic Party at the age of eighteen
Joined - to join
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Kiesdistrict- in Britain an mp is elected by a ...
Constituency
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Kiezer (in kiesdistrict) - a british mp represents his ...
Constituents - constituent
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Onderdaan/burger - a British ... is a person with a British passport
Subject
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Heersen/regeren - in the Middle Ages a king .../... without a parliament
Ruled/reigned - to rule/ to reign
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Heerser - the bourbons were once the ... of France
Rulers - ruler
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Misbruiken - dictators often ... their power
Abuse - to abuse
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Misbruik - many people protested against the presidents ... of power
Abuse
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Volk - the EU is a union of European ...
Peoples - people
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De leiding hebben (over) - the prime minister ... the cabinet
Is in charge of - to be in charge (of)
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Vooraanstaand - Churchill was a ... British politician
Prominent
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Gemeenteraad - the ... will meet next week
(Town) council - council/town council