voc séance 2 Flashcards

1
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the conservatives

A

center-right

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2
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Labour

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center-left

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3
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the Lib-Dems

A

center

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4
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an amount of money that is paid before the ottal amount of money owed is decided

A

interim payment

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5
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an officially organized plan or system

A

a scheme

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6
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shocking and very bad

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appalling

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7
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a formal written application seeking a court’s intervention and action on a matter

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petition

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8
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secretary of state in the Government of the UK with responsability for the Minister of Justice

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justice secretary

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9
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a situation in which someone is punished by the law courts for a crime that the have not committed

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miscarriage of justice

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10
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to put right a wrong or give payment for a wrong that has been done

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to redress

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11
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the crime of changing or destroying records to get money

A

faulty accouting

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12
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the force that keeps an object moving

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momentum (élan)

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13
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to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective

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to pre-empt

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