46.7. gy. B1 (példák)

admit verb /ədˈmɪt/ (-tt-) beismer, elismer (bűncselekményt, tévedést, stb.) [I or T]

He admitted his guilt/mistake.

She admitted (that) she had made a mistake.

I wasn't entirely honest with him, I admit, but I didn't actually tell him any lies.

arrest verb /əˈrest/ [T] letartóztat

She was arrested for drinking and driving.

He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag.

escape verb /ɪˈskeɪp/ 1 megszökik, kimenekül [I]

The two prisoners escaped from prison last night.

There were reports that a lion had escaped from its cage at a nearby zoo.

punish verb /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ/ [T] büntet, megbüntet

Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished.

He punished the class by giving them extra work.

fine noun /faɪn/ [C] bírság, pénzbírság

She had to pay a fine.

a parking fine

The maximum penalty is a $1000 fine.

If found guilty, he faces a heavy fine.

jail noun /dʒeɪl/ [C or U] börtön

the country's overcrowded jails

a 13-year jail sentence/term

He was sent to jail for five years.

The financier was released from jail last week.

They spent ten years in jail for fraud.

prison noun /ˈprɪz.ən/ [C or U] börtön

He's spent a lot of time in prison.

She went to/was sent to prison for six months.

They should put him in prison and throw away the key!

a prison cell/sentence

prisoner noun /ˈprɪz.ən.ər/ [C] rab, fogoly

Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest at the conditions inside.

security noun /sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/ [U] 1 biztonság, védelem (bűnözés, támadás, stb. ellen)

The station was closed for two hours because of a security alert.

Thirty demonstrators were killed in clashes with the security forces over the weekend.

The tighter security measures/precautions include video cameras in the city centre.

The proposed national identity card system would help to tighten security against fraud.

The most dangerous criminals are held in maximum-security prisons.