—V4 Periode 3 51-53 Flashcards
Juridisch - … advice can be very expensive
Legal
Onwettig/illegaal - something that is against the law is …
Illegal
Jurist/advocaat - a … job is to give legal advice
Lawyer
Proces/strafzaak - the murder … lasted three days
Trial
Rechtszaak - he lost the … and had to pay the costs.
Lawsuit
Gerechtshof/rechtbank - A trial takes place in a …
Court
Advocaat - lower courts
Solicitor
Advocaat - higher courts
Barrister
Getuige - the barrister asked the … a question
Witness
Getuige zijn van - nobody had … the accident
Witnessed - To witness
Duidelijk - it was …/…/… that the witness told a lie
Evident/obvious/apparent
Rechter - the … asked the witness to speak the truth
Judge
Oordelen/ beoordelen - you should not … people by their looks
Judge - To judge
Feit - without knowing the … I cannot judge
Facts - Fact
Oordeel - what’s your personal …
Judgement
Bewijzen - The barrister tried … that the witness was lying
To prove
Bewijs - there was no …/… that he had stolen the car
Evidence/proof
Bewijsstuk - … 3 is the knife found next to the victim
Exhibit
Verdedigen - he was … by one of the best barristers.
Defended - To defend
Verdediging - the policeman said he had shot the man in …
Defence
De beklaagde - …/… is the persoon who is accused
The accused/the defendant
Vrijspreken - the defendant was … because there was no evidence
Acquitted - To acquit
Twijfelen/betwijfelen - I … if he was telling the truth
Doubt - To doubt
Twijfel - there was no … that he will be acquitted
Doubt
Onschuldig - when he was arrested, he said he was …
Innocent
Onschuld - thee was no doubt about his …
Innocence
Geloven - nobody … that he was innocent
Believed - To believe
Echter - the police arrested a suspect, he was innocent, …
However
Blijken - He was arrested. However, he …/… to be innocent
Proved/turned out — To prove/to turn out
Ordelievend - … citizens obey the law
Law-abiding
Beschrijven - the judge asked the woman to … the rapist
Describe - To describe
Beschrijving - she gave a … of the rapist
Description
Nauwkeurig - her description was very …
Accurate
Bekennen - the accused … that he had committed the crime
Confessed - To confess
Veroordelen (voor) - he was … murder
Convicted of — To convict (of)
Gedetineerde/gevangene - … and … are other words for ‘prisoner’
Convict and inmate
Veroordeling - he has had already two … for theft
Convictions - conviction
Uitvoeren - laws have to be …
Enforced - to enforce
Straffen - lawbreakers should be …
Penalised - To penalise
Verifiëren/nagaan - the police … if the witness had told the truth
Verified - to verify
Verbannen - in the 19th century many criminals were … from Britain to Australia.
Banished - to banish
Illegale handel - … is buying and selling illegal goods e.g. drugs trafficking
Trafficking
Leek - in legal matters I’m only a …
Layman
Apparaat/systeem - The … of the law works slowly
Machinery
Schuld - without evidence it’s difficult to prove someone’s …
Guilt
Schuldig - the jury said that the man was …
Guilty
Schuldig bevinden - the accused was …
Found guilty - to find guilty
Schuldig bekennen - the defendant …
Pleaded guilty - to plead guilty
Pleidooi - the lawyer … lasted two hours
Plea
Bezwaar maken (tegen) - the judge … the lawyers question
Objected to - to object (to)
Bezwaar - the lawyer listened to the judge’s …
Objections - objection
Eed - the witness was under … to tell the truth
Oath
Genade - the jury showed no … to the killer
Mercy
Gevangenis - he spent ten years in …/…/…
Prison/jail/gaol
Gevangen zetten - the murderer was … for twelve years
jailed - To jail
Vervolgen - she was … for shoplifting
prosecuted - To prosecute
Vervolging - … of shoplifting will not always take place
Prosecution
Officier van justitie - a … tries to prove that a defendant is guilty
Prosecutor
Aanklager - the prosecutor is also called the …
Prosecuting counsel
Verdediger - the … defends the accused
Defence counsel
Bewaker/cipier - the prisoner killed a …/…/… and escaped
Warder/warden/guard
Legaliseren - Some people say that drugs should be …
legalised - To legalise
Wetgeving - one of the tasks of Parliament is …
Legislation
Wetgevend - parliament has … power
Legislative
Verklaren/beweren - the witness … that he saw the man enter the bank.
stated - To state
Verklaring - the judge didn’t believe the … of the witness
Statement
Vonnis - the thief got a very light …
Sentence
Levenslang - the drugs trafficker got a …
Life sentence
Ter dood veroordelen - in Thailand two drugs traffickers were …/…
Sentenced to death/condemned to death-
To sentence to death/to condemn to death
Straf - a … is a punishment for breaking the law
Penalty
Doodstraf - there is no … in Britain
Death penalty
Doodstraf - … is a formal word for death penalty
Capital punishment
Dwangarbeid - the political prisoner was sentenced to three years …
Hard labour
Handhaven - its a policeman’s job … the law
To maintain
Een proces aandoen - The trainer … the club that broke the contact
Sued - to sue