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arm sb with sth

provide someone with weapons, equipment, or knowledge (trang bị cho ai cái gì)

• arm yourself against sth

prepare yourself to deal with danger or difficulty (chuẩn bị để chống lại điều gì)

• take up arms (against sb/sth)

begin fighting using weapons (cầm vũ khí chống lại)

• lay down your arms

stop fighting and surrender (hạ vũ khí, đầu hàng)

• be up in arms about/over sth

be very angry or strongly opposed (vô cùng tức giận, phản đối mạnh mẽ)

• arms control

international efforts to limit weapons (kiểm soát/cắt giảm vũ khí)

• arms race

competition between countries to build more weapons (chạy đua vũ trang)

• have the authority to do sth

have the official power to do something (có thẩm quyền làm gì)

• grant sb the authority to do sth

officially give someone the power to do something (trao quyền cho ai làm gì)

• have authority over sb/sth

have control or power over someone or something (có quyền đối với)

• have it on good authority that…

have information from a reliable source (có tin từ nguồn đáng tin cậy)

• be in authority

hold a position of power (đang nắm quyền)

• with authority

confidently and convincingly (một cách đầy uy quyền, tự tin)

• the authorities

the people responsible for enforcing laws or managing public affairs (cơ quan chức năng, nhà chức trách)

• local authority

local government (chính quyền địa phương)

• charge sb with a crime

formally accuse someone of a crime (buộc tội ai)

• charge sb for sth

ask someone to pay for something (thu phí ai)

• take charge of sth

become responsible for something (đảm nhận trách nhiệm)

• put sb in charge of sth

make someone responsible for something (giao trách nhiệm cho ai)

• overall charge

the total amount to be paid (tổng chi phí)

• class sb/sth as sth

classify someone or something as belonging to a group (xếp vào loại)

• social class

a group in society based on wealth or status (giai cấp xã hội)

• working class

the social class of manual workers (giai cấp công nhân)

• middle class

the social class between working and upper class (giai cấp trung lưu)

• upper class

the highest social class (giai cấp thượng lưu)

• ruling class

the group that holds political power (giai cấp thống trị)

• class system

a social structure divided into classes (hệ thống giai cấp)

• class differences

differences between social classes (sự khác biệt giai cấp)

• class war

conflict between different social classes (đấu tranh giai cấp)

• commit a crime

do something illegal (phạm tội)

• report a crime

inform the police about a crime (trình báo tội phạm)

• witness a crime

see a crime happen (chứng kiến tội phạm)

• solve a crime

find out who committed a crime (phá án)

• fight crime

work to reduce crime (đấu tranh chống tội phạm)

• combat crime

take action against crime (chống tội phạm)

• the scene of a crime

the place where a crime happened (hiện trường vụ án)

• organised crime (BrE) / organized crime (AmE)

criminal activity carried out by groups (tội phạm có tổ chức)

• crime prevention

actions to stop crime (phòng chống tội phạm)

• crime wave

a sudden increase in crime (làn sóng tội phạm)

• deny sb sth

refuse to allow someone to have something (từ chối cho ai cái gì)

• deny doing sth = deny having done sth

say that you did not do something (phủ nhận đã làm gì)

• make an example of sb

punish someone so that others will not do the same thing (làm gương bằng cách trừng phạt ai)

• set an example

behave in a way others should copy (làm gương)

• follow sb’s example

copy someone’s behaviour (noi theo tấm gương của ai)

• give an example (of sth)

provide an illustration (đưa ra ví dụ)

• a classic example (of sth)

a typical example (ví dụ điển hình)

• a prime example (of sth)

one of the best examples (ví dụ tiêu biểu nhất)

• force sth on sb

make someone accept something unwillingly (ép ai phải nhận)

• force your way into/through

push through by using physical strength (chen lấn để đi qua)

• force a smile

smile even though you do not want to (gượng cười)

• with force

using physical power (bằng vũ lực)

• police force

the police organization (lực lượng cảnh sát)

• armed forces

a country’s military (lực lượng vũ trang)

• grant sth to sb

officially give something to someone (trao/cấp cái gì cho ai)

• grant sb permission

officially allow someone to do something (cấp phép cho ai)

• grant sb authority

give someone official power (trao quyền cho ai)

• grant a request

agree to a request (chấp nhận yêu cầu)

• grant sb’s wish

make someone’s wish come true (đáp ứng điều ước của ai)

• become law

officially become a law (trở thành luật)

• uphold the law

support and enforce the law (bảo vệ, duy trì pháp luật)

• pass a law

officially approve a law (thông qua luật)

• amend a law

change part of a law (sửa đổi luật)

• repeal a law

officially cancel a law (bãi bỏ luật)

• lay down the law

tell people firmly what they must do (ra lệnh, đặt ra quy tắc)

• practise law (BrE) / practice law (AmE)

work as a lawyer (hành nghề luật)

• against the law

illegal (trái pháp luật)

• above the law

not subject to the law (đứng trên pháp luật)

• by law

according to the law (theo luật)

• under the law

according to legal rules (theo quy định của pháp luật)

• law and order

the condition in which laws are obeyed and society is peaceful (an ninh và trật tự xã hội)