Legal English Unit 10 Flashcards by Aicha Tahri

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Men zou kunnen zeggen

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Arguably

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Evaluatie

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Assessment

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Onberispelijk

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Beyond reproach

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Toeschouwer

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Bystander

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Censuur

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Censorship

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Burgerlijk proces

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Civil action

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Codificeren

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To codify

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Gebod

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Commandment

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Betrokken bij

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Concerned with

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Hedendaags

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Contemporary

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Twistpunt

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Contentious issue

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Betwistbaar

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Contentious

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Over iets beslissen

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To decide on

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Huidig

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Current

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Verwerpen

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To dismiss

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De wet negeren

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To disregard the law

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Problemen ondervinden

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To encounter problems

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Verhelderend

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Enlightening

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Een eigen mening vormen

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To form one’s own opinion

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Kern

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Gist

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Een politieagent in functie beledigen

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To insult a police officer on duty

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Dit betekent nog niet dat

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It does not follow that

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Gevaarlijk oversteken

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Jaywalking

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Lastig

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Knotty

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Optekenen, vastleggen

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To lay down

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Recht

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Law

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Lobbyen

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To lobby

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Kijken naar iemand om iets te doen

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To look to

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Kleinste gemene deler

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Lowest common denominator

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Hoofdrichting

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Major

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Meerderheid

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Majority

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Een eerste indruk maken

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To make a first impression

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Minderheid

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Minority

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De wet naleven

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To obey the law

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Dader

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Perpetrator

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Beleefd

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Polite

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Belangengroep

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Pressure group

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Verbod op

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Prohibition on/ against

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Strafbaar volgens de wet

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Punishable by law

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Een idee aandragen

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To put forward an idea

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De schouders ophalen

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To shrug one’s shoulders

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Zich onderwerpen aan

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To submit to

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Voor de rechter dagen

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To take to court

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Uitpluizen

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To trawl

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Slachtoffer

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Victim

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Schenden

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To violate

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Zich terugtrekken uit het debat

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To withdraw from the debate