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121 on/under oath
(having sworn an oath to tell the truth in a court of law: The witness is on/under oath.) under ed* * *(having sworn an oath to tell the truth in a court of law: The witness is on/under oath.) under ed -
122 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordre; befaling2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordre; bestilling3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) ordre; bestilling4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) orden5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) orden6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) orden7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) orden8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) anvisning9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) gruppe; klasse; rang10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) orden2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) beordre; befale2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) bestille3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordne i alfabetisk rækkefølge•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) portør2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordonnans•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordre; befaling2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordre; bestilling3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) ordre; bestilling4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) orden5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) orden6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) orden7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) orden8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) anvisning9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) gruppe; klasse; rang10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) orden2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) beordre; befale2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) bestille3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordne i alfabetisk rækkefølge•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) portør2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordonnans•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
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123 outlaw
1. noun(a criminal, especially one who is punished by being refused the protection of the law.) fredløs2. verb(to make (someone) an outlaw.) erklære for fredløs* * *1. noun(a criminal, especially one who is punished by being refused the protection of the law.) fredløs2. verb(to make (someone) an outlaw.) erklære for fredløs -
124 parliament
(the highest law-making council of a nation - in Britain, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, considered together: an Act of Parliament.) parlament* * *(the highest law-making council of a nation - in Britain, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, considered together: an Act of Parliament.) parlament -
125 principle
['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) princip; læresætning2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) princip•- in principle
- on principle* * *['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) princip; læresætning2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) princip•- in principle
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126 probation
[prə'beiʃən, ]( American[) prou-]1) (the system allowing people who have broken the law to go free on condition that they commit no more crimes and report regularly to a social worker.) prøveløsladelse2) ((in certain jobs) a period of time during which a person is carefully watched to see that he is capable of the job.) prøvetid•- probation officer
- be/put on probation* * *[prə'beiʃən, ]( American[) prou-]1) (the system allowing people who have broken the law to go free on condition that they commit no more crimes and report regularly to a social worker.) prøveløsladelse2) ((in certain jobs) a period of time during which a person is carefully watched to see that he is capable of the job.) prøvetid•- probation officer
- be/put on probation -
127 profession
[-ʃən]1) (an occupation or job that needs special knowledge, eg medicine, law, teaching, engineering etc.) profession2) (the people who have such an occupation: the legal profession.) profession; stand3) (an open statement or declaration.) erklæring* * *[-ʃən]1) (an occupation or job that needs special knowledge, eg medicine, law, teaching, engineering etc.) profession2) (the people who have such an occupation: the legal profession.) profession; stand3) (an open statement or declaration.) erklæring -
128 prohibition
[prəui'biʃən]1) (the act of prohibiting: We demand the prohibition by the government of the sale of this drug.) forbud2) (a rule, law etc forbidding something: The headmaster issued a prohibition against bringing knives into school.) forbud* * *[prəui'biʃən]1) (the act of prohibiting: We demand the prohibition by the government of the sale of this drug.) forbud2) (a rule, law etc forbidding something: The headmaster issued a prohibition against bringing knives into school.) forbud
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