Criminals And Wrongdoers, People In A Law Court

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An accomplice

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Someone who helps another person to commit a crime

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Komplic

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An arsonist

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Sets fire to property

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Žhář

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An assassin

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A person who murders someone important, such as king or a president, kills for political reasons or reward

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Atentátník

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An embezzler

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Steals from his/her own company

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Zpronevěřitel

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A burglar

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Someone who breaks into houses, shops,... in order to steal things

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Lupič

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A charlatan

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A person who deceives others by pretending to have special skills or knowledge, especially about medecine

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Šarlatán

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A criminal

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A person who is guilty of a crime or several crimes

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Kriminálník

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A forger

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A person who makes copies of money, letters, documents,... in order to deceive people

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Padělatel

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A fraud, an imposter

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Pretends or claims to be what he is not

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Podvodník

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A juvenile delinquent

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A young personwho has broken the law

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Mladistvý delikvent

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A juvenile delinquent

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A young personwho has broken the law

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Mladistvý delikvent

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A mugger

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Someone who attacks people in the streets and steals their money or other possession

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Násilník

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A poacher

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Someone who catches or shoots animals, fish or birds on private land without permission

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Pytlák

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A ringleader

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Someone who leads others to do wrong or to make trouble

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Vůdce gangu

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A racketeer

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Makes money by dishonest business methods, e.g. selling worthless goods

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Vyděrač

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A terrorist

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Enforces his/her political demands by threads of large-scale acts of violence

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Terorista

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A robber

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Someone who steals from banks, shops,... usually planning the action in advance in great detail

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Lupič

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A shoplifter

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A person who takes goods from shops without paying for them

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Zloděj v obchodě

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A thief

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A person who steals usually without violence

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Zloděj

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A traitor

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Someone who betrays his/her country

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Zrádce

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A vandal

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Someone who deliberately damages public property, often because they are bored or enjoy doing it

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Vandal

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Criminal law

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Is set up to protect the state, not the individual. A crime is an act against society, it is the state which will take action to obtain punishment. In general the prosecution will act on behalf of the state, not on behalf of the victim. Any fine that the accused pays will go to the state, not to to the victim.

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Trestní právo

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Civil law

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Is set up to protect private rights, not the public. It is the individual who has been wronged. He must pay for his own laywer. Money that the court orders the defendant to pay will go to the victim and not to the state.

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Občanské právo

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Law

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is a complex of constantly changing rules governing society and our everyday behaviour

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The accused/the defendant

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The person who is on trial in a criminal court of law. This person is charged with committing (accused of doing) a crime. Pleads guilty or not guilty.

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Obviněný/obžalovaný

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Solicitor

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A laywer who is trained to give advice about the law, and to prepare a law case before it is considered by the court. For serious or complex matters, solicitors, often employ barristers to speak in court instead of them.

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Právní poradce, advokát před soudem

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Barrister

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A lawyer who represent someone in court, particularly in higher court. He can question the witnesses

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Právní zástupce u soudu

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Lawyer

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In Britain lawyers can be Esther solicitors or barristers, whk have different training at work. The US legal system doesn't have these two types of lawyers. US lawyers - known as attorneys - prepare a case before the trial and speak in all levels of court.

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Právník

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Witness

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A person who states in the court and says what he knows about particular person, or about matters related to a legal case. This is called giving evidence. Evidence can be given for the defence or the prosecution during the trial.

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Svědek

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Jury

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A group of twelve ordinary people, called jurors. In criminal trials, they consider all the evidence, decide, what the facts are, and decide whether the accused person is guilty or not guilty.

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Porota

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Judge

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A person who directs (is in charge of) criminal trial or court case who decides the answers to legal questions in the trial, tells the jury what the law is. In criminal cases if a person is found guilty, the judge decides what punishment should be given - decides on the sentence - following the jury's decision.

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Soudce

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Magistrate

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Takes the role of judge and jury in a court for minor offences. They usually do not have any legal qualification.

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Úředník se soudní pravomocí