Unit 18. The Law Flashcards
(Encarcelable)
Imprisonable
(Encarcelamiento)
Imprisonment
A particular feature or detail.
Respect
(Expression) Within the limits of what is acceptable and possible.
Within reason
(Expression) Near the middle of something, and a long distance from its edges.
Deep in/Inside/Within something
- A group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in the trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved. (Jurado)
- A group of people chosen to decide the winner of a competition. (Jurado)
Jury
(Phrasal verb) To have to deal with a different or unpleasant situation. (Enfrentarse)
Contend with something
(Expression) To be determined to do or achieve something. (Estar decidido, resuelto)
Be intent on something/doing something
An illegal act; a crime. (Delito, infracción)
Offence (UK) / Offense (US)
(Expression) To some extent, but not allowing everything.
Within limits
(Expression) By the people who belong to an organisation and not by people from outside it. (Desde dentro)
From within
Something that deters people from doing something. (Freno, elemento disuasorio)
Deterrent
(Sin intención, accidental, sin querer)
Unintentional
(Saying) Said to emphasize that what you do is more important and shows your intentions and feelings more clearly than what you say.
Actions speak louder that words
(Expression) If you _ someone or something, you dislike them very much. (No soportar a)
Can’t abide somebody/something
Inside or not further than an area or period of time. (Dentro de, en)
Within
The crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building. (Incendio provocado)
Arson
(Expression) A magical power to injure or harm people by looking at them.
The evil eye
(Ejecutable)
Enforceable
A machine that regularly tests something. (Monitor)
Monitor
(Resentimiento, rencor)
Resentment
(Expression) To stay in prison for a very long time.
Rot in jail, prison, etc.
- Behaviour that hides your real feelings or intentions.
- A person or group that performs a short piece in a show, or the piece that they perform.
- A part of a play or opera. (Acto, número)
Act
To watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it. (Monitorizar, controlar, observar)
Monitor
(Disuasivo, disuasorio)
Deterrent
(Expression) The person who has done something wrong or who has committed a crime. (El/la culpable)
Guilty party
The part of a game such as American football that involves trying to score points, or the players who try to score points. (Ataque)
Offence (UK) / Offense (US)
(Imponer una multa)
Impose a fine
To formally give permission for something. (Autorizar)
Sanction
- (Expression) If a machine or vehicle is _, it is not working or cannot be used.
- (Expression) If a person is _, they are injured or ill and cannot do things they usually do.
Out of action
(Ser duro con)
Be tough on
Too strong, bright, loud, etc. (Fuerte, chillón, estridente)
Harsh
If someone is _, the case in which that person’s guilt is being judged has begun. (Ser procesado)
On trial
(Demostrado, comprobado)
Proven /ˈpruː.vən/
A planned military attack. (Ofensiva)
Offensive
(Aprobar una ley)
Pass a law
(Agresión, ofensa)
Offensiveness
Used for attacking. (Ofensivo)
Offensive
A child in school who has special jobs to do. (Encargado)
Monitor
(Expression) In the most limited meaning of a word, phrase, etc.
In a strict sense
(Expression) To catch someone and guard them so that the cannot escape.
Hold/Keep/Take somebody prisoner
(Expression) (Informal) Very close.
In/Within spitting distance
(Expression) (Formal) In connection with something.
In respect of something / With respect to something
(Expression) (Informal) Involvement in something successful that someone else has started.
A slice/piece of the action
To feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something you do not like. (Molestar, ofenderse, resentirse)
Resent
(Abolición)
Abolition
The crime of getting money by deceiving people. (Fraude, engaño, estafa)
Fraud
The state of being imprisoned, in captivity. (Encarcelamiento)
Imprisonment
- Causing offence. (Ofensivo)
- Unpleasant. (Obsceno, repudiable)
Offensive
(Duramente, asperamente)
Harshly
(Perpetración)
Perpetration
A legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court.
Prosecutor
(Expression) Used to express polite disagreement in a formal situation.
With (all due) respect / With (the greatest) respect
(Expression) To look suitable or behave in a suitable way for a particular situation.
Dress/look/act the part
(Expression) (UK) (Informal) Used to tell people to get ready immediately to do the particular jobs that the have been given to do. (¡A sus puestos!)
Action stations!
(Expression) (UK) To almost achieve something.
Come within an ace of something
To do something to deal with a particular problem or matter. (Poner en marcha/práctica)
Action
Upset and hurt or annoyed feelings, often because someone has been rude or show no respect. (Ofensa)
Offence (UK) / Offense (US)
(Expression) To spend less money that you receive as income.
Live within your means
An attempt to hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain people, by deliberately behaving in a way that does not represent your true feelings.
Play-acting (Verb: Play-act)
(Phrasal verb) (Formal) To break a rule or principle or not fit well with something that people consider to be correct. (Atentar contra)
Offend against something
To prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it. (Disusadir, impeder)
Deter
The group of people with official legal power to make decisions or make people obey the laws in a particular area, such as the police or a local government department.
The authorities
A type of crime that is not considered serious when compared with some other crimes. (Delito menor)
Petty crime
(Intencionadamente)
Intentionally
(Expression) Your conscience
Voice within you
(Expression) Possible
Within the realms of possibility
Unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary. (Duro, riguroso)
Harsh
(Expression) Hidden or unknown things that influence a particular situation, making it more complicated that it at first seems.
Wheels within wheels
Someone or something that deceives people by saying that they are someone or something that they are not. (Impostor)
Fraud
(Expression) In all the most important ways.
To/for all intents and purposes
- Illegal activities. (Delincuencia)
- An illegal act. (Delito)
- An unacceptable or very silly act or situation.
Crime
A person who has the job of watching of noticing particular things. (Supervisor)
Monitor
A law or formal decision made by a parliament or other group of people who make the laws for their country. (Ley)
Act
Giving all your attention to something. (Concentrado, absorto)
Intent
Something that you do.
Act
Examples
· an act of aggression/bravery/madness/terrorism
· a kind/thoughtless/selfish act
· The sexual act itself meant little to her
· The simple act of telling someone about a problem can help
· Primitive people regarded storms as an act of God
(Expression) To prove that something is true.
Go to prove/show
(Expression) To be able to believe a piece of information because you trust the person who told you it. (Saber de buena fuente)
Have something on good authority
- The crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people. (Vandalismo)
- Any activity that is considered to be damaging or destroying something that was good.
Vandalism
(Fuertemente, estridentemente)
Harshly
Someone who is _ obeys the law. (Cumplidor de la ley)
Law-abiding
(Expression) To behave in a silly way, often intentionally to make people laugh.
Act/play the fool
