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Long walk to freedom - Jakob D
| Term | Definition, Synonym, Example | German |
|---|---|---|
| to sentence sb | = to judge somebody (punishment involved) | jemanden verurteilen |
| (life) imprisonment | If you get a judgement over 2 years you get an imprisonment of 2 years | (lebenslange) Haftstrafe |
| measure | sth you do in order to achieve sth | Maßnahme |
| to compel | If you force somebody to do something | jemanden zwingen |
| to issue | A newspaper company issues a new edition every week | ausstellen, herausgeben |
| civil servant | A guy who is working for the government is a civil servant | Beamt(er)(in) |
| failure | <-> success | Versagen; Ausfall; Fehlschlag |
| trial | Where it is decided if you get sentenced or not | Gerichtsverfahren; -verhandlung |
| fine | If you have to pay an amount of money for a thing you did | Geldstrafe; Bußgeld |
| to bear | We have to bear school everyday | (er)tragen; hervorbringen |
| annual | = every year | jährlich |
| to prohibit | = something is forbidden | untersagen; verbieten |
| to persecute | = to follow someone to punish him | verfolgen |
| to deprive sb of sth | = to take sth away from sb | berauben; entziehen |