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Portuguese Word List: Law, police, courts, and punishment
Learn Portuguese words for law, police, courts, and punishment with English translations, examples, practice, and games.
Vocabulário: o tribunal, a vítima/Law, police, courts, and punishment
| português / Portuguese | English / inglês |
|---|---|
| o tribunal | court |
| a vítima | victim |
| o suspeito | suspect |
| a polícia | police |
| réu | defendant |
| cadeia perpétua | life imprisonment |
| o crime | crime |
| assassinar | to murder |
| o juiz | judge |
| Meritíssimo / Meritíssima | Your Honor |
| advogado | lawyer |
| o promotor | prosecutor |
| a patrulha | patrol |
| a testemunha | witness |
| investigar | to investigate |
| acusar | to accuse |
| a prova | the proof |
| acusação | accusation |
| a detenção | the detention |
| o detido | detained person |
| culpable | guilty |
| as algemas | handcuffs |
| a sentença | sentence |
| o interrogatório | interrogation |
| a condena | the sentence |