Law & Justice

Law & Justice

The “Law & Justice” set covers basic legal terms, court, police and criminal law. Learn nouns together with their German articles and notice the differences between similar terms.

The “Law & Justice” set covers basic legal terms, court, police and criminal law. Learn nouns together with their German articles and notice the differences between similar terms. Review the vocabulary in small groups and check which meanings you can recall without help. Connect new words with situations from your own life. Return to the terms you find difficult, compare their meanings, and gradually build a more precise and useful German vocabulary through regular practice.

The Law & Justice set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on Law & Administration.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • das Verbot fɛɐ̯ˈboːt — bandas Verbot
  • erlauben ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bn̩ — to allow, to permiterlauben
  • das Recht ʁɛçt — law / rightdas Recht
  • das Gesetz ɡəˈzɛts — law (statute)das Gesetz
  • das Gericht ɡəˈʁɪçt — dishdas Gericht
  • der Richter ˈʁɪçtɐ — judgeder Richter
  • der Anwalt ˈanvalt — lawyerder Anwalt
  • die Strafe ˈʃtʁaːfə — punishmentdie Strafe
  • bestrafen bəˈʃtʁaːfn̩ — to punishbestrafen
  • verbieten fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩ — verbot — verboten · to forbidverbieten
  • die Erlaubnis ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bnɪs — permissiondie Erlaubnis
  • schuldig ˈʃʊldɪç — guiltyschuldig
  • unschuldig ˈʊnʃʊldɪç — innocentunschuldig
  • das Urteil ˈʊɐ̯taɪ̯l — verdictdas Urteil
  • klagen ˈklaːɡn̩ — to sueklagen
  • der Zeuge ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə — witnessder Zeuge
  • die Polizei poliˈt͡saɪ̯ — policedie Polizei
  • verhaften fɛɐ̯ˈhaftn̩ — to arrestverhaften
  • stehlen ˈʃteːlən — stahl — gestohlen · to stealstehlen
  • der Diebstahl ˈdiːpʃtaːl — theftder Diebstahl

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Law & Justice”?

“Law & Justice” is a CEFR B1 set. It targets learners at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Law & Justice” contain?

The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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