9. Jog, törvény* – Top 3000 (20) – altémák

Jog, törvény* (20)

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.

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.

free verb /friː/ [T] szabadon enged vkit/vmit

The terrorists have at last agreed to free the hostages.

She was freed from prison last week.

release verb /rɪˈliːs/ [T] 1 elenged, kienged, szabadon bocsát (pl. foglyot)

Six hostages were released shortly before midday.

He was released from prison last week.

suspect verb /səˈspekt/ [T] 2 gyanúsít vkit, gyanakszik vkire

No one knows who killed her, but the police suspect her husband.

The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks.

cell noun /sel/ [C] 2 cella, zárka

He was kept in a prison cell for four months.

inspector noun /ɪnˈspek.tər/ [C] 2 felügyelő (rendőri rang)

Inspector Blake

jury noun /ˈdʒʊə.ri/ [C + singular or plural verb] 1 esküdtszék

members of the jury

The jury was/were unable to agree.

Police officers aren't usually allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury.

officer noun /ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/ [C] 1 rendőr, rendőrtiszt

a uniformed officer

police noun /pəˈliːs/ [plural] rendőrség

I think you should call the police.

The police are investigating him.

policeman noun /pəˈliːs.mən/ [C] rendőr (férfi)

His dad is a policeman.

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.

proof noun /pruːf/ [U] bizonyíték

She showed us her passport as proof of her identity.

Do they have any proof that it was Hampson who stole the goods?

Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.

solicitor noun /səˈlɪs.ɪ.tər/ [C] ügyvéd, jogtanácsos (pl. szerződések/keresetek készítéséhez)

We got a solicitor to draw up the contract.

trial noun /traɪəl/ [C or U] 1 bírósági tárgyalás

The two men are now on trial for attempted murder.

He will be taken to the US to stand trial.

Trial by jury is a fundamental right.

It was a very complicated trial that went on for months.

the trial proceedings

criminal adjective /ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/ [always before noun] bűnügyi; bűnös (cselekedet)

criminal activity

a criminal act/offence

a criminal investigation

I didn't know he had a criminal record.

legal adjective /ˈliː.gəl/ 1 jogi; törvényes (joggal/törvénnyel kapcsolatos)

legal advice

a legal obligation/requirement

your legal rights

legal adjective /ˈliː.gəl/ 2 törvényes, megengedett

Is abortion legal in your country?

suspicious adjective /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ 1 gyanús, gyanúra okot adó

suspicious behaviour/circumstances

His wife became suspicious after finding blood in their car.

The fire at the bank is being treated as suspicious.

It's a bit suspicious that no one knows where he was at the time of the murder.

There's a suspicious-looking van parked at the end of the road.

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