Plead Guilty「有罪・無罪」 を英語で表現 – 熟語・スラング & 英語フレーズ 4,000

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□ enter a plea of guilty　　　　有罪の申し立てをする
ex) You may enter a plea of not guilty or guilty.
無罪、または有罪の申し立てをすることになる

enter a plea of guilty: When a person is arrested for a crime, they must enter a plea of guilt or innocence
before their attorney can create a defense and a trial can start.

□ plead guilty　　　有罪を認める
ex) Should I just plead guilty to shoplifting?
万引きの罪だけは 認めるべきであろうか？

□ plead not guilty 無罪を主張する
ex) He pleaded not guilty.
彼は無罪を主張した

plead /ˈpliːd/: to try to prove (a case) in a court of law
ex) She couldn’t afford a lawyer to plead her case.

□ be proven innocent 無罪であると証明される
ex) A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty.
有罪が証明されるまで 被疑者は 無罪であると考えられる

innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/: not guilty of a crime or other wrong act
ex) He says that he is innocent of the crime.

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□ exculpate　　　（…を）無罪にする、… の無罪を証明する
ex) The court exculpated him after a thorough investigation.

exculpate /ˈɛkˌskʌlˌpeɪt/: to prove that someone is not guilty of doing something wrong
ex) The article exculpated the mayor

□ prove one’s guilt 有罪を立証する
ex) How do prosecutors try to prove guilt?
検察は どうやって 有罪を立証するの

guilt /ˈgɪlt/: responsibility for a crime or for doing something bad or wrong
ex) A principle that requires the government to prove the guilt of a criminal defendant and relieves the defendant of any burden to prove his or her innocence.

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□ convict 有罪判決を下す
ex) There is sufficient evidence to convict.
有罪を立証するに 十分な証拠がある

convict /kənˈvɪkt/: to prove that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law
ex) The jury convicted them on three counts of fraud.

□ conviction 有罪判決
ex) In light of the evidence, a conviction seems certain.
証拠の観点から見ると 有罪判決が 確定のように思える

conviction /kənˈvɪkʃən/: the act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime in a court of law
ex) She hopes to avoid conviction.

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□ be found guilty 有罪になる
ex) He was found guilty of two counts each of theft.
２件の 窃盗罪で有罪となった

guilty /ˈgɪlti/: responsible for committing a crime or doing something bad or wrong
ex) Do you think he’s innocent or guilty?

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□ acquit … に無罪判決を言い渡す、釈放する
ex) The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him of the crime.
陪審は 証拠不十分のため 被告に 無罪判決を言い渡した

acquit /əˈkwɪt/: to decide that someone is not guilty of a crime
ex) She was acquitted of the murder of her husband. = She was acquitted of murdering her husband.

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