116.8. gy. C2 (példák)

convict verb /kənˈvɪkt/ [T] elítél, bűnösnek mond ki (bíróság)

He was convicted of murder.

plead verb /pliːd/ *(pleaded or pled, pleaded or pled) 1 (ártatlannak/bűnösnek) érzi/vallja magát (pl. bíróságon)

to plead guilty/not guilty

He pleaded not guilty to burglary.

He advised his client to plead insanity.

prosecute verb /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuːt/ vádat emel (bíróság/vádló) [I or T]

He was prosecuted for fraud.

The victim has said that she will not prosecute.

testify verb /ˈtest.ɪ.faɪ/ [I] tanúsít, tanúskodik (tanúvallomást tesz) (bíróságon)

Elliott testified that he had met the men in a bar.

try verb /traɪ/ 3 bíróság elé állít [T]

He was tried for attempted murder.

proceedings noun /prəʊˈsiː.dɪŋz/ [plural] 1 bírósági eljárás

The bank is threatening to start legal proceedings against him.

prosecution noun /ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuːʃ.ən/ bűnvádi eljárás [C or U]

The incident resulted in a number of prosecutions.

settlement noun /ˈset.l.mənt/ [C] 2 egyezség (pl. peren kívül kötött)

They reached an out-of-court settlement.

Phrases and idioms:

press charges vádat emel

The family decided not to press charges against him.

stand trial bíróság előtt áll

to stand trial for murder