Plead Guilty「有罪・無罪」を英語で表現

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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.

□ plea bargaining 　司法取引 = plea deal
ex) Plea bargaining usually involves the defendant’s pleading guilty to a lesser charge.
司法取引では通常被告の刑罰を軽くするための有罪答弁が含まれる

plea bargaining /ˈbɑɚgən/: an agreement between the prosecution and the defendant where the defendant agrees to plead guilty to the charges against them
ex) The judge has the authority to accept or reject a plea bargain.

□ 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.
入念な調査の後裁判所は彼を無罪とした

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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