voc U4 crime & justice

to accuse

beschuldigen

aggravated assault

zware geweldpleging

arson

brandstichting

to articulate

express ur thoughts clearly

onder woorden brengen, uitspreken

a botched execution

mislukte executie

breaking and entering

inbraak

burglary

inbraak + diefstal

clemency

gratie

to coerce

dwingen

collectively

gezamenlijk

to confess

bekennen

to convict

veroordelen

to be convicted

veroordeeld worden

defamation

smaad, laster

derogatory

denigrerend, vernederend

to determine

bepalen

diversity ←→ similarity

verscheidenheid ←→ gelijkheid

driving while intoxicated

rijden onder invloed

to dub

noemen

equality ←→ inequality

gelijkh ←→ ongelijkh

equity ←→ inequity

rechtvaardigh ←→ onrechtvaardigh

exonerated

vrijgesproken

a firearm

een vuurwapen

to frenzy

razen, waanzinnig worden

to garner

verzamelen

a gavel

een voorzittershamer, rechtershamer

to get out of line

ongepast gedrag vertonen

guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

schuldig zonder redelijke twijfel

a hitman

een huurmoordenaar

the Holy Book / Bible

de Bijbel

to implicate

betrekken, beschuldigen

to impose

opleggen

inclusion

inclusie

an inconsistency

tegenstrijdigh

to indict

aanklagen

indivisible

onverdeelbaar

integrity

integriteit

an interrogation

ondervraging

in vain

tevergeefs, nutteloos

justice ←→ injustice

gerechtigheid ←→ onrecht

a lawsuit

een proces, rechtszaak

a lethal injection

dodelijke injectie

liberty

vrijheid

in the limelight

in de schijnwerpers

to make terrorist threats

terroristische bedreigingen uiten

manslaughter

doodslag

to menace

bedreigen

meth possession

bezit v methamfetamine

mischief

kattenkwaad, ondeugendheid

a noose

een strop

to overturn (a conviction)

(veroordeling) ongedaan maken / vernietigen

to paw

krabben, betasten

the Pledge of Allegiance

de belofte, eed v trouw

a prejudice

vooroordeel

premeditated murder

moord m voorbedachten rade

to pull apart

uit elkaar trekken

to be squashed

vernietigd worden

to rape

verkrachten

to rectify

put right smth that is wrong

rechtzetten

to register

registreren

resilience ←→ rigidness

veerkracht / weerbaarh ←→ stijfh / koppigh

salience

opvallendheid

scales (of justice)

weegschaal

scorned

geminacht, veracht

to serve time

in de gevangenis zitten

to smuggle drugs

drugs smokkelen

solidarity

solidariteit

to stab

neersteken

to stampede

op hol slaan

supremacy

overheersing

to swarm

move around

zwermen, krioelen

tolerance ←→ intolerance

tolerantie ←→ intolerantie

to try

berechten

to twist (someone’s words)

(iems woorden) verdraaien

to upend

verstoren, de boel overhoop halen

wrongdoing

overtreding, wangedrag

a bailiff

an official who is responsible for the security in the courtroom; they maintain order in the courtroom and remove disruptive people from the court

gerechtsdeurwaarder

a court reporter

gerechtsverslaggever

a defence attorney

the person who has to prove the accused is innocent

advocaat vr d verdediging

defendant

the person accused of wrongdoing/the crime

ne beklaagde

an expert witness

a person who is allowed to give their opinion bc of their knowledge or practical experience of a particular subject

deskundige getuige

a judge

rechter

a jury

a group of ppl that look at evidence and decide if the person is innocent or guilty

een jury

a plaintiff

the person who feels wronged and makes a legal complaint against someone else in court

een aanklager, eiser

a prosecutor

a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime; they have the burden of proof, which means that they have to prove that the accused is guilty

een openbare aanklager

a public defender

a lawyer appointed by the court

een openbare verdediger

a spectator

toeschouwer

witness

a person who says what they know abt a legal case or a particular person

getuige

opening statements

the attorneys tell the jurors smth about the case that they will be hearing. this part must be confined to the facts that will be proved by evidence.

openingsverklaringen

arreignment

hoorzitting

voorgeleiding (=stap in trial)

plea

pleidooi

direct examination

attorneys for the plaintiff or the government call witnesses to the stand and ask them questions. witnesses may testify to matters of fact, and, in some instances, provide opinions. they may be called to identify documents, pictures or other items introduced into evidence.

verhoor

cross-examination

when the attorney for the plaintiff or the government has finished questioning a witness, the attorney for the defendant may then ask the witness questions. leading questions may be asked, since the purpose of this questioning is to test the credibility of statements that were made previously.

kruisverhoor

closing statements

the attorneys discuss the evidence and properly drawn inferences. they cannot discuss issues outside the case or evidence that was not presented during the case. the attorney sums up and comments on the evidence in the most favourable light for his/her side

slotverklaringen

verdict

oordeel, vonnis

sentencing

veroordeling, strafoplegging

objection

bezwaar

argumentative

beredeneerd, twistgraag

asked and answered

herhaling (= reason for objection)

hearsay

gerucht