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LAW (DISCUSSING A LEGAL CASE IN THE NEWS (WORD (EMBEZZLING (appropriazione…
LAW
DISCUSSING A LEGAL CASE IN THE NEWS
WORD
EMBEZZLING (appropriazione indebita)
JURY
TRAIL (processo)
ATTORNEY / LAWYER (procuratore / avvocato)
DEFENDANT (imputato)
MURDER
ROB
THEFT
CONVICTED (accusato)
THREATEN (mnacciare)
CATCH / CAUGHT (catturare/catturato)
RUNNING AWAY (scappare)
SPEEDING DOWN (accellerare)
PHRASE
found him GUILTY
SENTENCED him TO
he was CAUGHT STEALING (è stato sorpreso a rubare)
he was CHARGED WITH...
RULE
We often use phrases with -ING to explain what the accused did.
Diane Bates WAS ACCUSED OF SELLINGof selling fake stocks.
Terry Jackson WAS CAUGHT WHILE SPEEDING DOWN Highway 56
EXPLAINING A COMPANY'S LEGAL SITUATION
PHRASE
CREATING a MONOPOLY
excessive GOVERNMENT REGULATION
FILE a LAWSUIT (presentare una causa)
WHAT SURPRISED me was the lawsuit
IT'S VISAS that are our biggest problem right now.
WORD
ALLEGATIONS (accusa)
SETTLE (risolvere, fissare, sistemare)
RULE
Sometimes speakers want to emphasize or express a feeling. One way to do that is to make WHAT the sentence's first word.
We sometimes also use the word IT at the beginning of sentences for emphasis or emotion
FINALIZING AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
PHRASE
IN THE EVENT THAT...
IN THE CASE THAT...
... UNLESS ...
... OTHERWISE ...
... EVEN IF ...
IT DOESN'T MATTER ....
WHAT it BOILS DOWN TO
IN OTHER WORDS
IT MAKES SENSE
WORD
COMPENSATION
BENEFIT
RETIREMENT PLAN
CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE
NON-COMPETITION CLAUSE
MEDICAL PLAN
LAID OFF (licenziato)
FIRED
EXPLAINING A LAW IN YOUR COUNTRY
WORD
PROHIBITED
AGAINST the LAW
BANNED
ILLEGAL
FORBIDDEN
PHRASE
PERSONALLY, I think that it's a good law.
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, smoking should be banned.
TO MY MIND, there should be strict laws regarding alcohol.
TO MY WAY OF THINKING, the government has passed enough laws.