SOCIETY-Defintions Flashcards
Extinguish (a fire)
SYNONYMS:
extinguish, put out, snuff out, smother, douse, dampen down.
Quench /kwentʃ/ verb [T]
Abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a method used to keep someone alive in a medical emergency, in which you blow into their mouth then press on their chest and then repeat the process.
CPR noun [U] /ˌkɑː.di.əʊˈpʊl.mə.nər.i/ /rɪˌsʌs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
A plane or helicopter equipped for flying ill or injured people to hospital.
Air ambulance /ˈeər ˌæm.bjʊ.ləns/ noun [C]
A person, company, or institution in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal.
SYNONYMS: accused, prisoner at the bar
Defendant /dɪˈfendənt/ noun [C] legal
Compare plaintiff
To be responsible for something that happens
Answerable (for) /ˈɑːnsərəbl/ adjective
A local law court in England and in some parts of the US which deals with cases that do not involve serious crime.
County court /ˌkaʊn.ti ˈkɔːt/ noun [C]
A lawyer who defends someone in a court of law.
Advocate [ˈædvəkɪt ] noun [C]
A judge
Beak /biːk/ noun [C] UK old-fashioned slang
To formally accuse someone in a court of law of a particular crime and ask them to state whether they are guilty or not.
SYNONYMS:
indict, prosecute, put on trial, bring to trial
Arraign /əˈreɪn/ verb [T] legal
(Law) Giving sufficient reason to take legal action.
Actionable /ˈækʃnəbl/ adjective specialized
