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to take someone to court for a trial: start learning
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If your car or house is..., the people who supplied it take it back because they are still owed money for it. start learning
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His car was repossessed by the company
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If a death sentence or prison sentence is... to a less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment. start learning
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His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
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an amount of money that is paid to formally promise that someone accused of a crime and being kept in prison will appear for trial if released start learning
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The judge ordered that he post a $10,000 bond pending his appeal of the verdict.
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justice should be strived for and achieved regardless of the consequences start learning
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Let justice be done though the heavens fall
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an office maintained by a lawyer or a firm of lawyers for the practice of law. start learning
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law office/ legal office/ legal practice
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the regular or continuous monitoring of a person, especially an inmate of a prison or hospital, who is considered to be at risk of committing suicide. start learning
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If you... your right to something, for example legal representation, you choose not to have it or do it. start learning
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He pleaded guilty to the murders of three boys and waived his right to appeal.
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a witness whose evidence is likely to be sufficiently important to influence the outcome of a trial. 🇺🇸 start learning
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A ... is a lawyer who prepares cases on behalf of the state and represents the state in court. 🇺🇸 start learning
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money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who has been responsible for causing them some injury or loss: start learning
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They are seeking damages of $100,000.
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If someone is... on a particular charge, they are brought before a court of law to answer that charge. start learning
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1. He was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor 2. He was later indicted on corruption charges.
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A ... is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done. start learning
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1... Article 159 of the Turkish Penal Code 2... local building codes
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If someone ... a price for doing something, they say how much money they would charge you for a service they are offering or a for a job that you want them to do. start learning
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1. A travel agent quoted her £160 for the flight. 2. He quoted a price for the repairs. 3. Our prices are qouted future deliveries
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A barter contract in which property is transferred from one party to the other in return for other property. No money passes from one party to the other start learning
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Someone's ... is all the money and property that they leave behind them when they die. start learning
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His estate was valued at $150,000.
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the cancellation or annulment of a legal instrument, esp a will start learning
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If you ... someone such as your son or daughter, you arrange that they will not become the owner of your money and property after your death, usually because they have done something that you do not approve of. start learning
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1. He threatened to disinherit her if she refused to obey. 2. She was cut off without a penny
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