Vocabulary: Law and order

English · B2 · Lesson 291 · 17 words

Everything you need to master Law and order — learn new vocabulary, understand the grammar, and practice until it feels natural. Master 17 essential words and phrases about Law and order. After this lesson, you'll confidently use them in real conversations.

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annual

adjective

once per year

citizen

noun

member of a country

commit

verb

pledge

concerning

preposition

about; worrying

due

preposition

owed

duty

noun

responsibility

election

noun

process of choosing leaders

suffer

verb

to experience pain or hardship

tax

noun

money owed to government

toll

noun

fee

vote

noun

choose

maternity leave

time off for new mothers

sentence

noun

sympathy or regret

embezzlement

noun

punishment given by a court

sick leave

noun

theft of money by an employee

be on the verge of sth / doing sth

phrase

authorized absence from work due to illness

entitle sb to (do) sth

phrase

Give a right or permission to someone