Punishment UNIT 12

Punishment

A punishment is something that you do if you are going to punish someone.

|ˈpʌnɪʃm(ə)nt|

Наказание

Law

The law is a system of rules that tells people what they must and mustn’t do.

|lɔː|

Закон

Lawyer

A lawyer is someone who knows a lot about laws.

|ˈlɔːjə|

Адвокат, юрист

Against

People mustn’t do anything against the law.

|əˈɡenst|

Против

Illegal

If you do something against the law, you do something illegal.

|ɪˈliːɡ(ə)l|

Противозаконный

Police station

A police station is the office of the police in a town or part of a city.

|pəˈliːs ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n|

Полицейский участок

Report

Journalists in London reported that the police had arrested seven people.

|rɪˈpɔːtɪd|

Сообщать

Reward

A reward is something that you het because you have done something good or have worked hard.

|rɪˈwɔːd|

Награда

Investigate

Sherlock Holmes investigated a lot of crimes.

|ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt|

Расследовать

Discover

The police officer discovered somebody’s body in Mary’s house.

|dɪˈskʌvəd|

Обнаруживать; делать открытие

Arrest

If the police arrest someone, they take this person to a police station because the police think this person has done something illegal.

|əˈrest|

Арестовывать

Question (verb)

The police arrested Mary’s husband and questioned him.

|ˈkwestʃ(ə)n|

Допрашивать

Guilty

If a person has committed a crime, he is guilty of this crime.

|ˈɡɪltɪ|

Виновный, виноватый

Innocent

If a person is not guilty of a crime, he is innocent.

|ˈɪnəs(ə)nt|

Невиновный

Accuse (smb. of smth.)

Everybody says that Mary’s husband is guilty. They accuse him.

|əˈkjuːz|

Обвинять (кого-то в чем-то)

Prove

All the facts prove that James is guilty.

|pruːv|

Доказывать

Alibi

James has an alibi for the judge.

|ˈælɪbæɪ|

Алиби

Defend

Mr.Stevenson will defend Mary’s husband and prove that he is innocent.

|dɪˈfend|

Защищать

Witness

A witness is a person who sees a crime.

|ˈwɪtnəs|

Свидетель

Evidence

Evidence is information about the crime, for and against.

|ˈevɪd(ə)ns|

Свидетельские показания, улики

Protect

The law must protects people and their rights.

|prəˈtekt|

Защищать

Court

A court is the place where the people examine the evidence and say if someone is guilty or not.

|kɔːt|

Суд

Decide

If you choose what you are going to do, you decide what you are going to do.

|dɪˈsaɪd|

Решать

Decision

If you decide what you are going to do, you make a decision.

|dɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n|

Решение

Case

A case is a question or problem that the police investigate.

|keɪs|

Уголовное дело; судебное дело

Suspect (of)

Nobody knows who is guilty, but the police suspect Mary’s husband.

|səˈspekt|

Подозревать (в)

Punish

If you are going to punish somebody, you think that this person should suffer.

|ˈpʌnɪʃ|

Наказывать

Prison

A prison is a buiding where criminals have to live as a punishment.

|ˈprɪz(ə)n|

Тюрьма

Prisoner

A prisoner is someone who has to live in a prison as a punishment.

|ˈprɪz(ə)nə|

Заключенный

Judge

A judge is a person in a court who decides what punishment he should give to a person who is guilty.

|dʒʌdʒ|

Судья; судить ; оценивать

Sentence

A sentence is a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime.

|ˈsent(ə)ns|

Приговор; выносить приговор

Fine

A fine is money that you have to pay as a punishment.

|faɪn|

Штрафовать; штраф