judge
/dʒʌdʒ/
noun [ C ]
PERSON
1. a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be
punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
a British high-court judge
a US Supreme Court judge
jury
/ˈdʒʊə.ri/
/ˈdʒʊr.i/
noun [ C + sing/pl verb ]
1. a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide
whether a person is guilty or not guilty, or whether a claim has been proved
members of the jury
Police officers aren't usually allowed to be/sit/serve on a jury.
The jury has/have been unable to return a verdict (= reach a decision) .
2. a group of people chosen to decide the winner of a competition
kidnapping
/ˈkɪd.næp.ɪŋ/
noun [ C or U ]
when someone is kidnapped
kidnap
/ˈkɪd.næp/
verb [ T ] -pp-
to take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them
The wife of a businessman has been kidnapped from her home in Surrey.
lawyer
/ˈlɔɪ.ə
r
/
/ˈlɑː.jɚ/
noun [ C ] ( US
ALSO
attorney
)
In Britain, lawyers are divided into two types, solicitors and barristers . Solicitors give you advice on
legal subjects and discuss your case with you. They can also represent you and argue your case in the lower
courts. Barristers give specialist legal advice and can represent you in both higher and lower courts. In
America, there is only one type of lawyer, who is sometimes called an attorney .
someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court
I want to see my lawyer before I say anything.
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