English

the literal or primary meaning of a word

in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.

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Visitation rights

he action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.

Robbery

an overwhelming feeling of admiration

in awe

a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime

especially in a law court

take out quickly

To whip out

advantageous

helpful

beneficial

strict obedience to the authorities at the cost of personal freedom

authoritarian

an electronic device that is fastened around the ankle of a person who has committed a crime

so that the police know where that person is

the action of stealing from a person's pockets.

Pickpocketing

very official

procedural

able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it

Astute

a person whose job is to keep

inspect

a sentence which allows people to continue to live in the community under certain conditions

community sentence

a decision by a jury as to whether someone is guilty after having heard the facts given at a trial

To reach a verdict

the prohibition of any parts of books

films

approval and praise

accolades

to oppose successfully

to thwart (a family)

a special chair used to kill a criminal with a current of electricity

that can be used in some US states

commit a further offence.

To reoffend

to make a law

agreement

a cover with clasps or rings for holding loose papers together

a binder

the legal punishment of death for a crime

Death penalty

to cause problems or difficulties for someone

Inconvenience

having the same relation each toward the other

mutual

in a way that shows great attention to detail

meticulously

gentle and kindly

benign

the act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

Incarceration

a state of extreme happiness or excitement

elation

serious danger

peril

deceitful in speech or conduct

duplicitous

a low background noise

murmur

twisted or pulled out of shape

distorted

comply with rules

standards or laws

to make someone unable to continue working as a lawyer

especially because they have done something wrong The former attorney had been \________for fraud.

to understand someone or why someone acts as they do

to fathom

move (goods) illegally into or out of a country.

To smuggle

to reprimand

to chastise

Causing suffering

Cruel

fully in agreement

unanimous

to start to happen or exist

To arise

the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath.

Perjury

the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time without an arranged time for release or

in the US

care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.

A caution

polite and showing respect

well-mannered

destroy completely

to eradicate

to search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want

trawling

to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime

To acquit sb

must be done

or is demanded by law

having eyes that are partly closed

squint-eyed

the fact of officially finding someone guilty of a crime after they have been convicted (\= found guilty of a crime) before

in the past

to have the opposite result from the one you intended

to backfire

Person who does the office of a court

court clerk

to appear to be about to fall while moving or standing

teetering

the crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people

Fraud

severe mental or physical pain

anguish

to prove to be false or erroneous

as an opinion or charge

Very serious

Severe

unable to understand the reason of something

to be puzzled

where a person has physical custody or control over the drug or has the drugs in a place that gives them the right

power or ability to take them into their custody.

make a record of who is present (in class)

take attendance

too much information

TMI

a system that depends on manufacturing goods

industrialism

to spoil by poor work

to botch a case

very bad and shocking

heinous

to make a bad situation worse

Aggravated

misleading or biased information used to promote a political cause

propaganda

Make something smaller

To reduce

to lie down in the shape of a pretzel

pretzeled up

a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt

bankruptcy

To find and bring back something

To retrieve

a close observation

surveillance

the act of continuing to commit crimes even after having been punished

Recidivism

a powerful feeling of resentment or anger

outraged

a punishment in which someone is kept in a room alone

usually in a prison

a written statement that someone makes after promising officially to tell the truth. An affidavit can be used as proof in a law court.

an affidavit

postpone (a sentence

obligation

A court order that can be obtained by local authorities in order to restrict the behaviour of a person likely to cause harm or distress to the public.

Anti-social behaviour order

legally forced to stay in your house as if in prison

House arrest

an act that goes against a law or a rule

transgression

a written instruction made by a court that forbids a particular action until a judge has made a decision about the matter

restraining order

the crime of driving a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood.

Drunk driving

an official record of crimes that a person has committed

criminal record

the legal right or duty to care for someone or something

especially a child after its parents have separated or died

the process in which the beauty or quality of something is destroyed or spoiled

Degradation

formally admitted their guilt in court

To plead guilty

a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision

Appeal

a perfect or an idealistic place

utopian

breaking of a rule

a law or an agreement

seeming to be everywhere

ubiquitous

loyal

staunch

Shared moral universe

Herring

a fact or situation that is the reason for something bad happening

Culprit

a shop that sells food

drinks

possible to imagine or to believe

conceivable

able to be believed or trusted

credible

the process of depriving a person or a group of positive human qualities

dehumanization

to decide and say officially what a punishment will be

To sentence sb

knowledge of a particular subject

or a particular type of knowledge