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1 accused criminal
Юридический термин: преступник, обвиняемый в совершении данного преступления -
2 accused criminal
злочинець, який обвинувачується у вчиненні цього (даного) злочину -
3 accused criminal
преступник, обвиняемый в совершении данного преступления -
4 criminal
1) преступник | преступный3) лицо, виновное в совершении преступления4) лицо, осуждённое за совершение преступления; лицо, признанное преступником по суду5) уголовный•criminal at large — преступник, находящийся на свободе;
to turn to criminal — стать преступником, вступить на путь совершения преступлений;
- accidental criminalcriminal twist — склонность, предрасположение к совершению преступлений;
- accused criminal
- adjudged criminal
- adult criminal
- adventitious criminal
- alleged criminal
- amateur criminal
- born criminal
- career criminal
- common criminal
- computer criminal
- conventional criminal
- dangerous criminal
- dangerous special criminal
- detected criminal
- drug criminal
- established criminal
- experienced criminal
- fleeing criminal
- fugitive criminal
- habitual criminal
- hard core criminal
- heavily armed criminal
- identified criminal
- incidental criminal
- independent criminal
- international criminal
- irrational criminal
- irresponsible criminal
- juvenile criminal
- mob-connected criminal
- neurotic criminal
- nomadic criminal
- non-career criminal
- occasional criminal
- organized criminal
- persistent criminal
- petty criminal
- presumptive criminal
- professional criminal
- property criminal
- psychoid criminal
- psychopathic criminal
- rational criminal
- recorded criminal
- red-handed criminal
- relapsed criminal
- repeated criminal
- reported criminal
- reputed criminal
- resident known criminal
- retired criminal
- self-reported criminal
- situational criminal
- sophisticated criminal
- state criminal
- street criminal
- supposed criminal
- syndicated criminal
- syndicate criminal
- systematic criminal
- teen criminal
- violent criminal
- wanted criminal
- war criminal
- white-collar criminal
- would-be criminal
- young adult criminal
- hardened criminal -
5 accused
відповідач, підсудний; обвинувачений (у злочині) (ім. і прикм.)- accused criminal
- accused device
- accused in custody
- accused juvenile
- accused of a crime
- accused of murder
- accused person
- accused's consistency
- accused's story -
6 accused
[ə'kjuːzd]1) Общая лексика: обвиняемый в преступлении, подсудимые, подсудимый, (the accused) обвиняемый2) Собирательно: обвиняемые3) Юридический термин: обвиняемый (в преступлении)4) юр.Н.П. обвиняемый (criminal procedure; as а noun) -
7 accused defendant
1) История: обвиняемый2) юр.Н.П. ответчик (ancient Russian criminal procedure) -
8 the accused was habit and repute a criminal
Общая лексика: у обвиняемого была репутация закоренелого преступникаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the accused was habit and repute a criminal
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9 was accused of a criminal act
נאשם בפלילים, הואשם בפלילים (הוגשה נגדו תביעה פלילית, הואשם בעבירה על חוק העונשין)* * *◙ (ןישנועה קוח לע הריבעב םשאוה,תילילפ העיבת ודגנ השגוה) םילילפב םשאוה,םילילפב םשאנ◄ -
10 was accused of a criminal act
werd beschuldigt van een misdaad (werd beschuldigt van een wet overtreding) -
11 was accused of a criminal act
anklagad för något kriminellt -
12 be
be a threat to a country's economic independence — становити (собою) загрозу економічній незалежності країни, загрожувати економічній незалежності держави
be a threat to a country's sovereignty — становити (собою) загрозу національному суверенітету, загрожувати національному суверенітету
be abdicant of responsibilities — знімати з себе відповідальність; нехтувати своїми обов'язками
be appointed with the advice and consent — (of Parliament, etc.) призначатися за рекомендацією і згодою ( парламенту тощо)
be arrested while in attendance — бути заарештованим за порушення парламентського імунітету під час присутності ( на засіданні законодавчого органу), підлягати арешту на засіданні законодавчого органу
be brought to punishment for crime — = be brought to punishment for one's crime понести покарання за злочин
be brought to punishment for one's crime — = be brought to punishment for crime
be called as a witness for the defence — = be called as a witness for the defense викликатися в якості свідка захисту
be called as a witness for the defense — = be called as a witness for the defence
be disqualified from membership — ( of parliament) лишитися місця ( у парламенті) (про особу), не мати права бути членом ( парламенту)
be elected on the second ballot — = be elected on the second balloting бути обраним у другому турі виборів
be elected on the second balloting — = be elected on the second ballot
be engaged in activities that may endanger national security — займатися діяльність, що становить небезпеку для національної безпеки
be engaged in criminal activity — = be engaged in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю
be engaged in criminal activities — = be engaged in criminal activity
be exempt from the jurisdiction of the receiving state — не підпадати під юрисдикцію держави-господаря
be involved in criminal activity — = be involved in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю
be involved in criminal activities — = be involved in criminal activity
be of a recommendatory character — = be of a recommendatory nature мати рекомендаційний характер
be put in double jeopardy for the same offence — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)
be put in double jeopardy for the same offense — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offence
be released on an undertaking not to leave — ( a city) звільнятися під підписку про невиїзд ( з міста)
be subject to arbitrary judgement — = be subject to arbitrary judgment піддаватися довільному засудженню
be subject to arbitrary judgment — = be subject to arbitrary judgement
be subject to close control by legislation — = be subject to close control by legislation the courts підлягати суворому контролю з боку законодавчого органу (судів)
be subject to close control by legislation the courts — = be subject to close control by legislation
be subject to mandatory retirement at a fixed age — підлягати обов'язковому виходу у відставку (на пенсію) після досягнення визначеного віку
be subject to the discretion of the court — вирішуватися судом; віддаватися на розсуд суду
be tried twice for the same offence — = be tried twice for the same offence offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)
- be brought before a courtbe tried twice for the same offence offense — = be tried twice for the same offence
- be brought before a magistrate
- be effective as law
- be punished on an indictment
- be shaken on cross-examination
- be a fugitive from justice
- be a judge
- be a lawyer
- be a party to a crime
- be a representative
- be a violation
- be about to commit an offence
- be about to commit an offense
- be above the law
- be absent
- be absent from court
- be absent from duty
- be absent from work
- be accountable
- be accused
- be accused of bribe-taking
- be accused of high treason
- be actionable
- be actionable on proof
- be admitted to bail
- be admitted to citizenship
- be admitted to the bar
- be affixed
- be allowed as evidence
- be allowed in evidence
- be ambushed
- be answerable
- be appointed by the president
- be appointed a judge
- be approved by the legislature
- be armed
- be arrested en masse
- be at fault
- be at law
- be at quarrel
- be at the Bar
- be at the crime scene
- be at war
- be authorized by the situation
- be aware
- be aware of a risk
- be aware of one's rights
- be aware of the crime
- be based
- be behind bars
- be beneath one's dignity
- be biased
- be booked for speeding
- be born in lawful wedlock
- be brought to court for trial
- be brought up
- be brought up to one's trial
- be called to the Bar
- be called upon to testify
- be cast in lawsuit
- be censored
- be chairman
- be chairwoman
- be charged
- be charged on the article
- be charged with high treason
- be confirmed
- be considered an authority
- be constitutionally based
- be convicted of murder
- be criminally liable
- be debated
- be deemed harmful to health
- be defeated in elections
- be defined by law
- be deprived
- be deprived of legal validity
- be deprived of privileges
- be detained in one's home
- be discussed
- be dislocated
- be dispossessed
- be divorced
- be down for a speech
- be educated
- be educated in law
- be elected
- be elected by direct ballot
- be elected for a second term
- be elected President
- be eligible
- be eligible for an amnesty
- be eligible for consideration
- be engaged
- be engaged in prostitution
- be entangled by intrigue
- be entitled
- be entitled to an attorney
- be entitled to benefit
- be entitled to speak and vote
- be equal before the law
- be equal in rights
- be equally authentic
- be exact in one's payments
- be exempt from control
- be exempted from taxation
- be expert with a revolver
- be fined for speeding
- be found guilty
- be found guilty on all counts
- be found not guilty
- be free from forced marriage
- be given a clearance
- be given security clearance
- be governed
- be guaranteed against loss
- be guided
- be guilty
- be guilty of murder
- be head
- be heard by counsel
- be heard in one's defence
- be heard in one's defense
- be heavily taxed
- be held legally responsible
- be held liable
- be high on drugs
- be hurtful to the health
- be ignorant
- be immune
- be immune from attachment
- be immune from execution
- be immune from jurisdiction
- be immune from prosecution
- be immune from requisition
- be immune from search
- be implicated in a case
- be implicated in a crime
- be in a mora
- be in abeyance
- be in accordance with the law
- be in arrear
- be in arrears
- be in breach
- be in charge
- be in charge of a department
- be in conference
- be in continuous session
- be in control of one's actions
- be in control of the territory
- be in custody
- be in debt
- be in default
- be in dispute
- be in exile
- be in foster care
- be in hiding
- be in hock
- be in jail
- be in jeopardy
- be in office
- be in on a racket
- be in possession
- be in power
- be in prison
- be in protest
- be in session
- be in the chair
- be in the clear
- be in the committee
- be in the dock
- be in the majority
- be in the minority
- be in the possession
- be in trouble
- be in trouble with the law
- be inaugurated as president
- be incited
- be included in a commission
- be included in the amnesty
- be innocent of the crime
- be inspired
- be instigated
- be instructed in law
- be interdicted by law
- be involved
- be implicated in a case
- be implicated in the crime
- be legally entitled
- be legally obligated
- be legally responsible
- be levied with a tax
- be liable
- be liable to smth.
- be liable civilly
- be liable criminally
- be liable for confiscation
- be liable for punishment
- be liable for tax
- be liable to prosecution
- be made known
- be made widely known
- be morally bankrupt
- be number one on the hit list
- be of a recommendatory nature
- be of counsel
- be of full age
- be of legal age
- be of little legal consequence
- be of provocative character
- be on a death row
- be on a tour of inspection
- be on all fours
- be on charge
- be on duty
- be on leave
- be on one's trail
- be on patrol
- be on picket
- be on remand
- be on the downward path
- be on the floor
- be on the force
- be on the run
- be on the staff
- be on the stakeout
- be on the take
- be on the track
- be on the wanted circular
- be on the wanted list
- be operating illegally
- be out of court
- be out of it
- be out of uniform
- be out of work
- be out
- be outlawed
- be outside the reference
- be outvoted
- be persecuted
- be personally liable
- be placed in the dock
- be placed into the dock
- be placed under surveillance
- be popularly elected
- be prejudiced
- be present at the death
- be present at the hearing
- be privately owned
- be privileged from arrest
- be proctorized
- be prohibited by law
- be proscribed by law
- be prosecutable by law
- be prosecuted
- be proxy
- be pulled in for speeding
- be punishable
- be put in the dock
- be put into the dock
- be put on parole
- be put on trial
- be qualified for membership
- be raised to the bench
- be re-elected
- be received in audience
- be regulated
- be rehabilitated
- be released at large
- be released from prison
- be remiss in duties
- be responsible
- be rounded up
- be seised of an issue
- be sent on an embassy
- be sentenced to death
- be sentenced to life
- be served with a summons
- be sought for murder
- be steeped in crime
- be struck off the list
- be struck off the records
- be subject
- be subject to a rule
- be subject to an interception
- be subject to call
- be subject to control
- be subject to law
- be subject to licence
- be subject to license
- be subject to limitations
- be subject to penalty
- be subject to punishment
- be subject to qualifications
- be subject to ratification
- be subject to review
- be subject to sanction
- be subject to the supervision
- be subject to torture
- be subjected to censorship
- be subjected to discrimination
- be subjected to interrogation
- be subjected to penalty
- be subjected to persecution
- be subjected to reprisals
- be subjected to repressions
- be subjected to victimization
- be subordinate only to the law
- be subversive of discipline
- be sued
- be sued civilly
- be suspected
- be taxed
- be tortured to death
- be trained in law
- be trapped
- be treated as a crime
- be tried
- be under cognizance
- be under a ban
- be under a cloud
- be under a suspicion
- be under accusation
- be under age
- be under an accusation
- be under arrest
- be under constant surveillance
- be under debate
- be under discussion
- be under examination
- be under indictment
- be under investigation
- be under legal age
- be under surveillance
- be under suspicion
- be under the control
- be under the effect of alcohol
- be under the jurisdiction
- be unopposed in the election
- be unopposed in the elections
- be valid
- be valid for a certain period
- be vested in the people
- be vicariously liable
- be victimized
- be well versed in law
- be widely defined
- be within cognizance
- be without appeal
- be without further appeal
- be wrong -
13 jurisdiction
n1) судопроизводство, отправление правосудия2) юрисдикция; подсудность- extend jurisdiction over smth.- obtain jurisdiction over smth.- exercise jurisdiction over the subjects citizens travelling or residing abroad3) сфера полномочий, компетенция• -
14 notify
доводити до відома, повідомляти, заявляти, повідомляти заздалегідь; попереджатиnotify an accused of his right to counsel — = notify an accused of her right to counsel повідомляти обвинуваченого про його право на адвоката
notify an accused of her right to counsel — = notify an accused of his right to counsel
notify of pending criminal proceedings — повідомляти про передбачуване кримінальне переслідування ( за судом)
- notify a protestnotify the authorities of any cases of infectious diseases — повідомляти власті про будь-які випадки інфекційних хвороб
- notify in a written form
- notify of a loss
- notify officially
- notify the police -
15 defendant
noun (a person accused or sued in a law-court.) demandado, acusadotr[dɪ'fendənt]defendant [di'fɛndənt] n: acusado m, -da f; demandado m, -da fn.• acusado s.m.• demandado (Jurisprudencia) s.m.• reo s.m.dɪ'fendənt[dɪ'fendǝnt]N (Jur) (civil) demandado(-a) m / f ; (criminal) acusado(-a) m / f* * *[dɪ'fendənt] -
16 person
особа, індивід, людина; особистість; фізична особа; юридична особаperson about to commit an offence — = person about to commit an offense особа, яка має намір вчинити злочин
person about to commit an offense — = person about to commit an offence
person employed on collective agreement basis — особа, прийнята на роботою за колективною угодою
person having committed an offence — = person having committed an offense особа, яка вчинила злочин
person having committed an offense — = person having committed an offence
person irresponsible for his acts — = person irresponsible for her acts особа, яка не відповідає за свої дії
person irresponsible for her acts — = person irresponsible for his acts
person on conditional discharge — особа, умовно звільнена від кримінальної відповідальності; умовно звільнений (субст.)
person receiving an individual pension — = person receiving an merit pension, person receiving an special pension персональний пенсіонер
person receiving an merit pension — = person receiving an individual pension
person receiving an special pension — = person receiving an individual pension
person responsible for his acts — = person responsible for her acts особа, відповідальна за свої дії
person responsible for her acts — = person responsible for his acts
person seeking the refugee status — особа, яка домагається статусу біженця
person serving a sentence in the form of confinement — = person serving a sentence in the form of imprisonment особа, яка відбуває покарання у вигляді позбавлення волі
person serving a sentence in the form of imprisonment — = person serving a sentence in the form of confinement
person subject to immigration control — особа, яка підлягає імміграційному контролю
person suffered to be at large on his parole — особа, якій дозволено під чесне слово перебувати на волі ( в порядку умовно-дострокового звільнення)
person susceptible to treatment — особа, яка піддається лікуванню (виправному впливу)
person suspected of criminal activity — особа, яка підозрюється у злочинній діяльності
person who has exhibited her full powers — = person who has exhibited his full powers особа, яка пред'явила свої повноваження
person who has exhibited his full powers — = person who has exhibited her full powers
- person addicted to drugperson with criminal tendencies — особа, схильна до вчинення злочинів
- person addicted to drugs
- person affected
- person aided and abetted
- person already imprisoned
- person assaulted
- person being of high risk
- person engaged in a crime
- person entitled
- person for trial
- person held to labor
- person held to service
- person in authority
- person in custody
- person in dispute
- person in distress
- person in law
- person in possession
- person in power
- person in question
- person liable to actions
- person of defective intellect
- person of foreign birth
- person of foreign descent
- person of incidence
- person of law
- person of no fixed abode
- person of shady reputation
- person of sound mind
- person of unsound mind
- person of weak mind
- person on probation
- person on relief
- person on remand
- person on trial
- person on trial for a crime
- person pending trial
- person presenting a candidate
- person proceeded against
- person representing power
- person set in authority
- person threatened
- person under arrest
- person under investigation
- person under sentence
- person under sentence of death
- person under supervision
- person with a criminal past
- person with a criminal record
- person's dwelling place -
17 crime
noun1) Verbrechen, das2) collect., no pl.* * *1. noun1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) das Verbrechen2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) das Verbrechen•- academic.ru/17256/criminal">criminal2. noun(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) der/die Verbrecher(in)* * *[kraɪm]na \crime against humanity ein Verbrechen nt gegen die Menschlichkeitthe scene of the \crime der Tatortheinous/petty \crime abscheuliches/geringfügiges Verbrechento be accused of/charged with a \crime eines Verbrechens angeklagt/beschuldigt werdento commit a \crime ein Verbrechen nt begehento lead a life of \crime das Leben eines/einer Kriminellen führenpetty \crime Kleinkriminalität fit would be a \crime es wäre eine Schande4.▶ \crime doesn't pay Verbrechen zahlen sich nicht aus* * *[kraɪm]n1) Straftat f; (= murder, robbery with violence etc also, fig) Verbrechen ntit's a crime to throw away all that good food — es ist eine Sünde or eine Schande, all das gute Essen wegzuwerfen
2) no pl Verbrechen pl* * *crime [kraım] s1. JURa) Verbrechen n, Straftat f:crime against humanity Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit;crime prevention Verbrechensverhütung f;crime rate Zahl f der Verbrechen;crime syndicate Verbrechersyndikat n;crime thriller Krimi m (Film, Roman);crime wave Welle f von Verbrechenb) koll Verbrechen pl:crime doesn’t pay Verbrechen zahlen sich nicht aus3. Frevel m:a) Übel-, Untat fb) schwere Sünde4. umga) Verbrechen n:b) Jammer m, Zumutung f:* * *noun1) Verbrechen, das2) collect., no pl.* * *n.Delikt -e n.Untat -en f.Verbrechen n. -
18 prisoner
noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) preso, recluso; prisioneroprisoner n presotr['prɪzənəSMALLr/SMALL]2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL prisionero,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto hold/keep somebody prisioner tener a alguien prisionero,-ato take somebody prisioner hacer a alguien prisionero,-aprisioner of war prisionero,-a de guerraprisoner ['prɪzənər] n: preso m, -sa f; recluso m, -sa fprisoner of war: prisionero de guerran.• detenido s.m.• presidiario s.m.• preso s.m.• prisionero, -era s.m.,f.• recluso s.m.'prɪzṇər, 'prɪzṇə(r)a) ( captive) prisionero, -ra m,fhe was held prisoner — ( by enemy forces) lo tuvieron prisionero; ( by kidnappers) lo tuvieron secuestrado
to take somebody prisoner — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien prisionero
to take prisoners — hacer* prisioneros
b) ( in jail) preso, -sa m,f, recluso, -sa m,fc) ( person arrested) detenido, -da m,fd) ( accused) reo mf, acusado, -da m,f['prɪznǝ(r)]N1) (under arrest) detenido(-a) m / f; (in court) acusado(-a) m / f; (convicted) preso(-a) m / f, reo(-a) m / f; (Mil) prisionero(-a) m / f•
to hold sb prisoner — detener a algn•
to keep sb (a) prisoner — tener retenido a algn, tener prisionero a algn•
to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn, hacer prisionero a algn- take no prisonersbar I, 1., 6), political 2.2) (fig) preso(-a) m / f, prisionero(-a) m / f* * *['prɪzṇər, 'prɪzṇə(r)]a) ( captive) prisionero, -ra m,fhe was held prisoner — ( by enemy forces) lo tuvieron prisionero; ( by kidnappers) lo tuvieron secuestrado
to take somebody prisoner — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien prisionero
to take prisoners — hacer* prisioneros
b) ( in jail) preso, -sa m,f, recluso, -sa m,fc) ( person arrested) detenido, -da m,fd) ( accused) reo mf, acusado, -da m,f -
19 reo
reo sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en lo penal — acusado) accused, defendant; (— condenado) convicted offender; ( en lo civil) (Méx) defendant
reo
I mf
1 (acusado de un delito) defendant, accused
2 (declarado culpable) guilty person, convicted criminal
II m Zool (pez) variety of trout ' reo' also found in these entries: Spanish: ejecutar English: free - prisoner -
20 prisoner
nountake/hold or keep somebody prisoner — jemanden gefangen nehmen/-halten
* * *noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) der/die Gefangene* * *pris·on·er[ˈprɪzənəʳ, AM -ɚ]I'm a \prisoner of my past ich bin meiner Vergangenheit gefangencategory B \prisoner Häftling m der zweithöchsten Gefährlichkeitsstufecategory C \prisoner relativ ungefährlicher Häftling, der trotzdem nicht als Freigänger beschrieben werden kannpolitical \prisoner politischer Häftlingto take sb \prisoner jdn gefangen nehmen▶ take no \prisoners! keine Kompromisse!* * *['prɪznə(r)]n1) (lit, fig) Gefangene(r) mf* * *prisoner [ˈprıznə(r)] s1. Gefangene(r) m/f(m) (auch fig), Häftling m:prisoner of conscience politischer Häftling;prisoner of war Kriegsgefangene(r);give o.s. up as a prisoner sich gefangen geben;* * *noun(lit. or fig.) Gefangene, der/die; (accused person) Angeklagte, der/dietake/hold or keep somebody prisoner — jemanden gefangen nehmen/-halten
* * *n.Gefangene m.,f.Häftling -e m.
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