Noun
the place where legal trials take place and crimes are judged
What is a court?
to officially approve a law, etc. by voting
What is to pass?
to prevent people from hearing about a mistake or something bad
What is to cover up?
a building where criminals are kept as a punishment
What is a prison?
a sum of money that you have to pay for breaking a law or rule
What is a fine?
a plan for a possible new law
What is a bill?
to put a name on an official list
What is to register?
to do something bad and not be punished for it
What is to get away with?
a person who breaks the law or commits a crime
What is an offender?
to admit that you have done something bad or wrong
What is to confess?
the facts, signs, etc. that make you believe that something is true
What is evidence?
to keep somebody/something safe; to defend somebody/something
What is to protect?
to take control of somebody/something; to take somebody/something in your hands
What is to get hold of?
a group of members of the puiblic in a court of law who listen to the facts about a crime and decide if somebody is guilty or not guilty
What is a jury?
a contract or decision that two or more people have made together
What is an agreement?
an act of cheating somebody in order to get money, etc. illegally
What is fraud?
to persuade somebody gently
What is to coax?
to give information to the police,etc. about what somebody has done wrong
What is to inform on?
the act of allowing somebody to do something, especially when this is done by somebody in a position of authority
What is permission?
using somebody else's name and personal information in order to obtain credit cards and other goods to take money out of the person's bank accounts
What is identity theft?
the legal right to be the only person who may print, copy, perform, etc. a piece of original work, such as a book, a song, or a computer program
What is a copyright?
to stand in front of somebody, for example because you want to fight them
What is to confront?
to defend yourself against somebody/something that is stronger or more powerful
What is to stand up to?
to break a rule, agreement, etc.
What is a violation?
feeling that somebody has done something wrong, dishonest, or illegal
What is suspicious?