Legal English 1

Definitions

Definitions

Selina Walter

Selina Walter

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Crée / Actualisé 29.06.2014 / 29.04.2018
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Bestechung

bribary

Versuch (z.B. versuchter Mord)
 

an attempt (e.g. attempted murder)

Urkundenfälschung

forgery of documents

Totschlag

manslaughter

in accordance with something (e.g. a law)

pursuant to

to interview someone in connection with a crime

to question sbdy

the police officer in charge of dealing with detainees(Häftlinge) at a police station

the custody officer

to consider; to feel

to deem

to state clearly how sth must be done

to stipulate sth

to formally accuse somebody of having committed a criminal offence

to charge sbdy with sth, to press charges against sbdy

the person being detained

detainee (Häftling)

to follow sth; to come directly after sth

to ensue

an order issued by a Magistrate which enables the polic to enter private property so as to carry out a search

search warrant (Durchsuchungsbefehl)

to continue to exist

to persist

to confiscate(beschlagnahmen) sth from sbdy; to take sth away from sbdy

to seize sth

in prison or in a police cell

in custody (in Haft)

enough proof

sufficient evidence

a building; a place where somene lives or works

premises (Räumlichkeiten)

not enough proof

insufficient evidence

inconclusive proof of a suspect's criminal act

circumstantial evidence (Indiz)

to let  a suspect go free under certain conditions, for example a sum of money to be paid if he does not appear at court

to release sbdy on bail, to grant sdby bail

sent back into a prison cell

remanded in custody

to allow a suspect to go free until his trial commences

to bail (auf Kaution freilassen)

awaiting

pending (schwebend)

to fail to appear in court after having been charged and then released pending trial

to skip/ to jump bail, to abscond

a rule that a person must stay at home between certain times, usually night time

curfew (Ausgangssperre)

in custody pending trial

on remand (in Untersuchungshaft)

a person in prison

prisoner

an admission of guilt (Geständnis)

confession

cruel and unfair treatment over a period of time

oppression (Bedrägnis)

the right to say nothing after your arrest until you have legal representation

the right to silence, the right to remain silent

to wear away

to erode (untergraben, beschädigen)

disallowed

inadmissable (unzulässig)

a dishonest way of behaving or doing sth

subterfuge (List)

to trick sbdy

to hoodwink sbdy into doing sth

threats of force upon a person to attempt to force them to do or say something

under duress (unter Zwang)

to provide evidence that supports a statement

to corroborate (bestätigen)

to cause sth to be; to lead to sth being, for excample, invalid or unusable

to render (verkünden)

to lie; to invent a story in order to deceive(betrügen) sbdy

to fabricate

a solicitor who attends a police station to give legal advice to suspects who do not have or cannot afford a laywer

duty solicitor (Pflichtverteidiger)