Unit 18. The Law Flashcards
(Expression) (Informal) To behave or speak in a false or artificial way.
Put on an act
(Phrasal verb) (Formal) To accept or obey an agreement, decision, or rule. (Acatar, cumplir)
Abide by something
(Encarcelable)
Imprisonable
(Encarcelamiento)
Imprisonment
(Formal) The fact that you want and plan to do something. (Propósito, intención)
Intent
(Expression) A secret purpose or reason for doing something.
Ulterior motive, reason, purpose, etc.
- An official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law. (Sanción)
- A strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey. (Sanción)
Sanction
A particular feature or detail.
Respect
(Expression) Within the limits of what is acceptable and possible.
Within reason
An expert on a subject. (Experto, autoridad)
Authority
Used for describing an area where there is a lot of crime.
Crime-ridden
The person with the most important position in a company.
Chief executive officer (CEO)
(Expression) Things that have a very bad influence or effect.
The forces of evil
(Inocente)
Innocent
(De manera ofensiva, desagradablemente)
Offensively
(Expression) Near the middle of something, and a long distance from its edges.
Deep in/Inside/Within something
(Expression) To be determined to do or achieve something. (Estar decidido, resuelto)
Be intent on something/doing 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) A final attempt to prevent something from happening.
Rearguard action
An illegal act; a crime. (Delito, infracción)
Offence (UK) / Offense (US)
Full of excited events.
Action-packed
The unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than other people. (Desigualdad)
Inequality
Planned or intended. (Intencionado)
Intentional
(Expression) To some extent, but not allowing everything.
Within limits
A situation in which someone avoids using physical force, especially when trying to make political change. (No violencia, pacifismo)
Non-violence
(Carácter elusivo)
Elusiveness
(Dureza, crueldad)
Harshness
- To break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect. (Violar, infringir)
- To go, especially forcefully, into a place or situation which should be treated with respect and in which you are not wanted or not expected to be. (Invadir)
- (Formal) To rape someone. (Violar)
Violate
(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
- Something that you do.
- A physical movement.
Action
· She has to accept the consequences of her actions.
· I asked him to explain his actions.
(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
An occasion when someone goes into a place or situation where they are not wanted or expected to be. (Intrusión, intromisión)
Intrusion
(Expression) If you _ someone or something, you dislike them very much. (No soportar a)
Can’t abide somebody/something
- 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
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.
To formally give permission for something. (Autorizar)
Sanction
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
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)
(Expression) The person who has done something wrong or who has committed a crime. (El/la culpable)
Guilty party
(Imponer una multa)
Impose a fine
- (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
Too strong, bright, loud, etc. (Fuerte, chillón, estridente)
Harsh
(Ser duro con)
Be tough on
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
- (Expression) Having two different purposes.
- (Expression) Refers to a gun that needs one action for preparing to shoot it and one action for shooting it.
Double-action
The state of being imprisoned, in captivity. (Encarcelamiento)
Imprisonment
Used for attacking. (Ofensivo)
Offensive
(Expression) To catch someone and guard them so that the cannot escape.
Hold/Keep/Take somebody prisoner
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) (Informal) Very close.
In/Within spitting distance
(Abolición)
Abolition
(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
The crime of getting money by deceiving people. (Fraude, engaño, estafa)
Fraud
(Expression) To behave in a silly way, often intentionally to make people laugh.
Act/play the fool
(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
- 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!
Giving all your attention to something. (Concentrado, absorto)
Intent
(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
