LAW Flashcards
public praise for someone or something
acclaim (viešas pripažinimas)
a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
accusation (kaltinimas)
to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime; accuse someone of something
accuse (apkaltinti)
something that you consider likely to be true even though no one has told you directly or even though you have no proof
assumption (prielaida, manymas)
punishment by death
capital punishment
an official statement accusing someone of committing a crime
charge (kaltinimas)
to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
convict (nuteisti)
a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front of a judge and a jury or a magistrate
court (teismas)
begin a court case
Go to court
begin a case against someone
Take someone to court
start to be discussed in court
Come to court
agree to pay someone in order to avoid a court case
Settle out of court
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
Supreme Court
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
Defendant (atsakovas)
on the woman’s side of a family
Distaff side
facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime
Evidence (įrodymai)
evidence that makes it seem likely that something is true but does not prove it
Circumstantial evidence (netiesioginiai įrodymai)
definite evidence
Hard evidence (tvirti įrodymai)
the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation
Fault (kaltė)
a small wooden hammer that someone such as a judge knocks on a table to emphasize a decision, or so
that people will listen
Gavel (teisėjo plaktukas)
the fact that someone has committed a crime
Guilt (kaltė)
someone who is guilty has committed a crime
Guilty (kaltas)
officially decide that they are guilty/not guilty
find someone guilty/not guilty of something
an extremely small amount
Iota (
a judge in the lowest courts
J.P. Justice of the Peace (taikos teisėjas)
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
Jury (žiuri)
a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
Offence (nusikaltimas)
a very poor person
Pauper (vargšas)
the process of voting and the counting of votes
Poll (apklausa)
a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
Prosecutor (prokuroras)
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
Stake ( a) tai, kas yra įkeista, b) rizikuoti kažkokia suma)
extreme and obvious
Stark (ekstremalus ir akivaizdus)
to formally promise to tell the truth in a court of law
Take the oath (duoti priesaiką)
to make a statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law
Testify (liūdyti)
a formal statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually given in a court of law
Testimony (liudijimas)
to bring a charge against somebody swearing that the accusation is true and demand a warrant for the person’s arrest
Swear out a warrant (orderio)
a document giving official or legal authority to do something
Warrant (orderis)
someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
Witness (liudytojas)
the main witness
Chief witness (vyriausiasis liudytojas)
