Lesson 5 - Vocabulary Flashcards
méně závažné trestné činy
minor offences
trest
punishment
nevyhrazený
non-designated
pokuta za parkování
parking ticket
odhazování odpadků
littering
platný lístek
valid ticket
Explain: hoax call
a phone call made to trick or deceive someone for humorous or malicious purposes
vandalismus
vandalism
výtržnictví
disorderly conduct
Explain: disorderly conduct
the offense of behaving in a dangerous or disturbing way in public
Explain: conduct
the manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation
rušení (nočního klidu) hlukem
noise disturbance
a) jednorázová krádež v obchodě
b) opakovaná krádež v obchodě
shoplifting
a) one-off shoplifting
b) repeated shoplifting
Přelož: Policie jí dala na místě pokutu.
The police/The authorities issued her an on-the-spot fine.
mít zákaz
be banned
Explain: authorities
the group of people in the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience
Explain: offender
a person who commits an illegal act
oběť
victim
soud
court
soudce
judge
být stíhán
be prosecuted
Přelož: Pachatel by měl být potrestán a postaven před soud.
The offender should be prosecuted and judged in court.
Explain: to recieve a suspended sentence
a legal arrangement in which a person who has been found guilty of a crime is not sentenced to jail but may be sentenced for that crime at a future time if he or she commits another crime during a specified period
Explain: to do a community service
to do an unpaid work, intended to be of social use, that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison
sociální pracovník
social worker
být pod dohledem
to be supervised
zákaz vycházení
curfew
Přelož: Policisté mu uložili zákaz vycházení.
The authorities have imposed a curfew on him.
být zproštěn všech obvinění
be acquitted of any charges
Přelož: S úzkým rozpočtem se snaží složky záchranného systému snížit množství falešných telefonátů.
With cash strapped, emergency services are trying to cut hoax calls.
s cílem
in a bid to
tísňové volání
emergency call
stěžovat si
to complain
nahlášení
report
policejní jednotky
police forces
rušení veřejného pořádku
nuisance
nesmyslný
bogus
přebrat si
to undertake
Explain: to clog
to block something or become blocked
vejít v platnost
to come into force
vymáhat
to enforce
Explain: to obey the order
to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction
omezení
restriction
Explain: to take action
do something official or concerted to achieve an aim or deal with a problem
pravidla
rules
Explain: to cause a disturbance
to break the law by fighting or behaving extremely noisily in public
“způsobit rozruch”
Explain: to stake out
to wait outside a building and watch it
Explain: to hold up
to steal something by threatening people with weapon
Explain: to turn yourself in
to surrender voluntarily to the police
Explain: to break out of
escape from
Explain: to track down
to find something/someone after a long search
Explain: to tip off
to give someone a warning or secret information
věznice
prison
bachař
prison officer
násilí
violence
hrozba
threat
Explain: inmates
people living in an institution, such as prison
spoluvězni
Explain: assaults
crimes of physically attacking someone
násilné činy
Explain: cost-effective
giving the most profit or advantage in relation to the amount of money spent
Explain: detterent
a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
Explain: reoffend
to commit a crime again
Explain: stark
clear, obvious
Explain: get out of hand
to become out of control
Explain the difference between theft, robbery and shoplift.
theft = stealing the personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it
robbery = stealing from the person by violence or threat
shoplift = to steal displayed goods from a store
