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21 remand
(to send (a person who has been accused of a crime) back to prison until more evidence can be collected.) reencarcerar* * *re.mand[rim'a:nd; rim'ænd] n 1 devolução. 2 Jur ação de tornar a pôr sob detenção preventiva. • vt 1 devolver. 2 mandar voltar. 3 Jur reencarcerar, recolocar sob detenção preventiva. 4 Jur devolver (processo) a instância inferior para complementação. a prisoner on remand preso que está sob detenção preventiva. to remand on bail libertar sob fiança. -
22 starve
1) (to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger: In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners.) matar/morrer à fome2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.) morrer de fome•* * *[sta:v] vt+vi 1 morrer de fome. 2 sofrer fome. 3 enfraquecer ou matar pela fome. 4 forçar ou subjugar pela fome. they starved him into obedience / obrigaram-no a obedecer pela fome. 5 coll sentir fome. 6 desejar ardentemente, sentir falta de alguma coisa. I’m starving with cold / estou morrendo de frio. to starve for sofrer falta de. -
23 testify
1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) testemunhar2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) testemunhar* * *tes.ti.fy[t'estifai] vt+vi 1 testificar, afirmar, comprovar. 2 testemunhar, declarar solenemente, declarar sob juramento. 3 documentar, provar. -
24 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) aquele2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) aquele3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) que4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) que5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tão- that's that* * *[ðæt] demonstrative pron (pl those) esse, essa, isso, aquele, aquela, aquilo. how much are those apples? / quanto custam essas maçãs? who is that man? / quem é aquele homem? I prefer that book (those books) / prefiro esse livro (esses livros). what was that cry? / que grito foi esse? that is the girl I saw / essa é a moça que eu tinha visto. that’s all I wanted to know / isso é tudo que eu queria saber. you are responsible for that / você é responsável por isso. in that you are right / nisso você tem razão. I hoped it would come to that / esperava que chegasse a isso. • relative pron que, o que. the book that I gave you / o livro que lhe dei. the day that I met you / no dia em que o encontrei. • conj para que, que, a fim de que, de modo que. not that I have any objection / não que eu tenha alguma objeção. do you remember that she said so? / você se lembra de que ela falou assim? • adv tão, de tal modo, de tal maneira, assim. leave it at that! / deixe-o assim! I did not go that far / não cheguei a tal ponto. she is not that old / ela não é assim tão velha. and that was that! isso está liquidado! at that time naquele tempo. for all that apesar de tudo isso. for the very reason that pela própria razão que. in order that a fim de que. no one that nenhum que. now that agora que. that easily tão facilmente. that far tão longe. that is (abreviatura: i. e., Lat id est) isto é. that one (those ones) aquele (aqueles). this or that? esse ou aquele? so that’s that! portanto é isso aí! -
25 allege
[ə'le‹](to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof: He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder.) alegar -
26 the defence
(the case on behalf of a person who is accused in a law court: the counsel for the defence.) defesa -
27 acquit
[ə'kwit]past tense, past participle - acquitted; verb(to declare (an accused person) to be innocent: The judge acquitted her of murder.) absolver -
28 alibi
(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) álibi -
29 allege
[ə'le‹](to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof: He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder.) alegar -
30 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pôr na conta, debitar3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) investir5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correr6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) carregar7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) carregar2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) preço2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusação3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) investida4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) encargo6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga•- charger- in charge of - in someone's charge - take charge -
31 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) tribunal2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) quadra4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) corte5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palácio6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) pátio2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) cortejar2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) tentar conseguir3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) arriscar(-se)•- courtier- courtly - courtliness - courtship - courthouse - court-martial - courtyard -
32 custody
1) (care or keeping: The mother was awarded custody of the children by the court.) guarda2) (the care of police or prison authorities: The accused man is in custody.) custódia• -
33 defendant
noun (a person accused or sued in a law-court.) réu -
34 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) discriminar2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) discriminar• -
35 dock
I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) doca2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) docas3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) banco de réus2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) atracar- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) amputar -
36 dope
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37 favouritism
noun (preferring or supporting one person etc more than another: I can't be accused of favouritism - I voted for everyone!) favoritismo -
38 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) júri2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) júri•- juror- juryman -
39 law court
( also court of law) (a place where people accused of crimes are tried and legal disagreements between people are judged.) tribunal de justiça -
40 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) fenda2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) vazamento3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) vazamento2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) vazar2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) vazar•- leakage- leaky
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