GLOSSARY

1. abuse of power abuz de putere

improper use of authority by someone who holds a public office
2. allegation acuzaie
a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or
illegal
3. arson incendiere premeditat
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property
4. assault agresiune
a physical attack
5. bailiff executor judectoresc
officer of a court who is concerned with the service of documents and the enforcement of
court orders and has a legal power to collect certain debts
6. blackmail antaj
the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to
tell a secret of theirs or to harm them
7. burglary furt cu spargere
the crime of breaking and entering into a structure for the purpose of committing a crime
8. careless driving conducere neglijent
driving without due care and attention or consideration for other drivers using the roadway
9. charge a acuza
to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
10. contempt of court sfidarea Curii
the offense of being disobedient or disrespectful towards the court, its officers, or the
proceedings of a court of law
11. convicted condamnat
a person proved or declared guilty of an offense
12. court of appeals Curtea de Apel
a court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or a state
13. custody arest
the state of being kept in prison, especially while waiting to go to court for trial
14. damage despgubire
money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who has been responsible for
causing them some injury or loss
15. death row culoarul morii
 the portion of a prison in which prisoners are housed who are under death sentences and
are awaiting appeals and/or potential execution
16. drink driving conducere n stare de ebrietate
driving a car after drinking alcohol
17. embezzlement delapidare
theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer
18. extradite a extrda
to make someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused
of doing something illegal
19. fair hearing proces echitabil
a judicial proceeding that is conducted in such a manner as to conform to fundamental
concepts of justice and equality
20. felony crim cu premeditare
a serious crime that can be punished by more than one year in prison or by death
21. final judgement hotrre definitiv
the written determination of a lawsuit by the judge who presided at trial which makes
rulings on all issues and completes the case unless it is appealed to a higher court
22. forgery falsificare
the action of producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
23. framed-up case dosar fabricat
a situation in which someone is made to seem guilty of a crime although they have not
committed it
24. infringement nclcare
an action that breaks a rule, law, etc.
25. larceny jaf
the crime of taking the goods of another person without permission (usually secretly), with
the intent of keeping them
26. lawsuit proces
a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another
27. legal capacity capacitate juridic
the legal right of a person or company to make particular decisions, have particular
responsibilities, etc.
28. legal disability capacitate juridic limitat
limited civil and social rights under the law
29. lodge a case a depune o plngere
to bring a complaint to the court
30. manslaughter omor prin impruden
the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in
circumstances not amounting to murder
31. misdemeanor delict
a crime that can be punished by up to one year in jail
32. national cetean
someone who officially belongs to a particular country
33. natural person persoan fizic
a human being as distinguished from a person (as a corporation) created by operation of
law
34. perjury mrturie fals
the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
35. persecute a persecuta
to oppress or harass with ill-treatment
36. petty offence infraciune minor
a minor crime, the maximum punishment for which is generally a fine or a short term in a
prison or a house of correction
37. plaintiff reclamant
someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court
38. police station secie de poliie
the office or headquarters of a local police force
39. prisoner deinut
a person who is kept in prison as a punishment
40. probation officer consilier de probaiune
a person appointed to supervise offenders who are released from detention, subject to a
period of good behavior under supervision
41. prosecute a cerceta penal
to initiate or conduct a case against someone
42. prosecutor procuror
a legal official who brings charges against someone or tries to prove in a trial that they
are guilty
43. shoplifting furt din magazin
to take goods illegally from a store without paying for them
44. speeding depirea limitei de vitez
the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit
45. strip search percheziie corporal
an act of removing someone's clothing to see if that person is hiding illegal things
46. Supreme Court Curtea Suprem
the highest judicial court in a country or state
47. trial court prima instan
a court of law where cases are tried in the first place, as opposed to an appeals court
48. try a case a judeca o cauz
 to examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
49. unbiased imparial
able to judge fairly because you are not influenced by your own opinions
50. young offender infractor minor
someone who has committed a crime but is not old enough to be treated as an adult by
the law courts