Cursus Engels - The Glove Flashcards
To break the law / rules in a way that is considered not to be harmful
To bend the law / rules
To bring a law / treaty to an official end
To abrogate a law / treaty
To break a law
To contravene a law
To make a formal statement saying that a person in public office has committed a serious offence
To impeach (a president)
To prevent a person doing what they are legally allowed to do
To infringe someone’s rights
To make an official appeal
To lodge an appeal
To say that a previous decision was correct / incorrect
To uphold / overturn a verdict
To put obstacles in the way of justice being done
To pervert the course of justice
To change a previous official decision / conviction
To quash a decision / conviction
To establish a decision which must, in English law, be taken into account in future decisions
To set a precedent
To give one parent or adult the main responsibility for a child, especially after separation or divorce
To award / grant custody to
To declare that it no longer exists and never existed
To annul a marriage / agreement / law
Unfair treatment on grounds of sex, race or nationality
Discrimination - discriminate
stealing money that is in your care or belongs to an organisation that you work for (verduisteren van geld)
embezzlement - to embezzle - embezzler
making a person feel anxious and unhappy (sometimes for sexual reasons)
harassment - to harass
illegal buying and selling of shares by someone who has specialist knowledge of a company
insider trading/dealing - to do/practice insider dealing/trading - insider trader/dealer
driving around for enjoyment in a car you have stolen
joyriding - to joyride - joyrider
moving money obtained illegally so that its origin cannot be traced
money laundering - to launder money - money launderer
lying when under oath
perjury - to commit perjury - perjurer
go onto someone else’s land without permission
to trespass - trespasser
leader of the jury
foreman (of the jury)
the jury is normally addressed as
members of the jury
someone who has broken the law
an offender
de beschuldigde
the accused
to be accused of a crime
to be charged with an offence
planned in advance (met voorbedachte rade)
premeditated
bezwarende omstandigheden
aggravating circumstances
verzachtende omstandigheden
extenuating circumstances
verantwoordelijk
responsible
onschuldig
innocent
schuldig
guilty
the decision at the end of a trial as to whether the accused is guilty or not
verdict
to declare that the accused is not guilty
to acquit
to find guilty
to convict
to give a punishment
to sentence
judgement that the accused is not guilty
acquittal
to be ordered to contribute to the cost of repairs
to be ordered to pay compensation
a sum of money that must be paid for breaking the law
a fine
schadeloosstellen
to indemnify
on condition that he / she does not break the law again, within a certain period, the offender receives no punishment
probation / suspended prison sentence / conditional discharge
werkstraf
community service
onder toezicht geplaatst / ook gearresteerd
in custody
gesloten instelling voor jongeren
young offenders’ institution / detention centre
putting someone in prison
imprisonment
dwangarbeid
hard labour / forced labour
levenslang
life imprisonment / life sentence
doodstraf
capital punishment / death penalty
vensterbank
a window-sill
outer edge
outskirts
probability
likelihood
gazon
the lawn
to be greatly surprised
to marvel (we marveled that they walked away unhurt)
crime of breaking into a house by night to steal
a burglary - to burgle
opbloeien
to blossom forth
obeying the law
law-abiding
op een hoopje gegooid
huddled up
deep red
crimson
speelbal
a plaything
een kennis
an acquaintance
afpersen
to blackmail
continued loss
a drain
wealth / income
resource(s)
mud (here: difficulty)
the mire
not knowing what to do next
at his wit’s end
lawyer who advises clients on legal matters
a solicitor
to buy
to purchase
smelten
to melt down
opbrengst
the proceeds
to get rid of
to dispose of
profitably
lucratively
catching of the breath through surprise, pain…
a gasp
vakmanschap
workmanship
uithalen (met een zwaard, of mes,…)
to lunge at
deep regret
remorse
dull, uninteresting
stodgy
een aanwijzing
a clue
to do the housework
to do for somebody
huis, grondgebied, eigendom
the premises
to feel clumsily
to fumble
pot for melting metals
a crucible
complete, absolute
sheer
the stolen goods
the loot
deeply shokking
appalling
forever
perpetuity
place of execution
a scaffold
a ghost
a spectre
to throw away
to discard
to draw or jump back
to recoil
to beat hard
to pound
strong dislike
repugnance
a handle
a hilt
unwell
queer
de achterhoede vormen
to bring up the rear
a dishonest person
a scoundrel
