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Adjourn
Verb
To postpone, often referring to court.
Example: “The trial was adjourned to a later date”.
en: Ajourner
Admonish
Verb
To firmly warn against someone’s behavior.
Example: She admonished him for taking drugs when he promised not to do so”.
en: Avertir
Arraign
Verb
To bring to court on a criminal charge.
Example: “She was arraigned on charges of manslaughter”.
en: Accuser
Bail
Noun or verb
Release of an accused person awaiting trial, often after the payment of a fee.
Example: Release of an accused person awaiting trial, often after the payment of a fee.
en: Caution
Collusion
Noun
Illegal cooperation between two entities.
Example: “The US president did not commit collusion with Russia as the Mueller report exonerated his involvement”.
en: Connivence
Corroborate
Verb or an adjective.
To give support to a theory or finding.
Example: “He corroborated the claim that she was in her home that night”.
en: Corroborer
Custody
Noun
Imprisonment.
Example: “He was taken into custody on charges of theft”.
en: Garde
Embezzle
Verb
To misappropriate, often someone’s money.
Example: “She embezzled up to $5,000 from the company credit card against the company’s knowledge”.
en: Détourner
Exonerate
Verb
To find innocent or free from wrongdoing.
Example: “The court exonerated his reputation and found him not guilty of the crimes originally attributed to him”.
en: Disculper
Extortion
Noun
Obtaining something, such as money, through force or by threats.
Example: “His empire was built on extortion, and not through any lawful means”.
en: Extorsion
Impeach
Verb or noun
To charge the holder of public office with misconduct.
Example: “The US president was impeached on grounds that he personally profited from his public role”.
en: Accuser
Incarceration
Noun
The state of being imprisoned.
Example: “She was incarcerated after her trial found her guilty”.
en: Incarcération
Libel
Noun or verb
To publish a false statement that damages an individual’s reputation.
Example: “The newspaper committed libel by falsely claiming he evaded tax for the past decade”.
en: Calomnie
Lynch
Noun
To kill someone for an offence without trial (often in group form).
Example: “They lynched him, hung him up and left him to die.”
en: Lyncher
Perjury
Noun
Telling a lie whilst under oath.
Example: He committed perjury by lying to the court about his whereabouts on the night”.
en: Parjure
Reprimand
Noun or verb
To warn sternly against.
Example: Mike was reprimanded for consuming too much alcohol”.
en: Réprimande
Reprobate
Noun, adjective or verb.
An unprincipled person.
Example: “He was a reprobate; an individual who had no principles and who acted according to his selfish needs”.
en: Réprouver
Sequester
verb or noun
To isolate.
Example: “The police officer sequestered the suspect in the local park”.
en: Séquestrer
Suborn
verb
To bribe someone to commit an unlawful act.
Example: “He tried to suborn witnesses to speak in his favor”.
en: Suborner
Vagrancy
Noun
The state of being homeless.
Example: “The vagrant moved from street to street each week, never having a permanent place to call home”.
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