Law, Crime & Punishment
Court
apprehend: (formal) (of the police) to catch somebody and arrest them
A jury (bồi thẩm đoàn) is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment.
detainee: a person who is kept in prison, usually because of his or her political opinions
testimony: lời khai; (formal) a thing that shows that something else exists or is true
clemency: (formal) kind treatment of somebody when they are being punished; a lack of desire to punish somebody so severely
allege (v.): cáo buộc; to state something as a fact but without giving proof
abduct: to take somebody away illegally, especially using force
abduction in anatomy; kidnap; abort
manacle: one of two metal bands joined by a chain, used for fastening a prisoner’s ankles or wrists together
penitentiary: prison
illegitimate: (formal) not allowed by a particular set of rules or by law
Ratification (phê chuẩn) is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usually accomplished by exchanging the requisite instruments, and in the case of multilateral treaties, the usual procedure is for the depositary to collect the ratifications of all states, keeping all parties informed of the situation.
Killing practices
fratricide: the crime of killing your brother or sister; a person who is guilty of this crime
fraternity (N.): a group of people sharing the same profession, interests or beliefs
regicide: the crime of killing a king or queen; a person who is guilty of this crime
homicide: the act of killing another person, especially when it is a crime
Genocide (diệt chủng) is violence that targets individuals because of their membership of a group and aims at the destruction of a people.
smother: làm ngạt thở; to kill somebody by covering their face so that they cannot breathe
smoulder (v.)
garrote: to kill somebody by putting a piece of wire, etc. around their neck and pulling it tight.
strangle (v.): strangle somebody to kill somebody by pressing their throat and neck hard, especially with your fingers; strangler (N.)
strangling, strangler
strange(adj): unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand.
perpetrate (v.): to commit a crime or do something wrong or evil
bondage: (old-fashioned or formal) the state of being a slave or prisoner
bandage
A gallows (or less precisely scaffold) is a frame or elevated beam, typically wooden, from which objects can be suspended or "weighed". Gallows were thus widely used to suspend public weighing scales for large and heavy objects such as sacks of grain or minerals, usually positioned in markets or toll gates.
In modern usage the term has come to mean almost exclusively a scaffold or gibbet used for execution by hanging.