英语流利说 Level 4 Unit2 Part3 Vocabu

Laws are rules that people are supposed to follow.

A system of laws governs the behavior of people within a country.

Criminals are people who break the law.

People who commit a crime are called criminals.

Some criminals are very dangerous and needed be put in jail.

A jail or prison is a place where criminals are locked behind bars, sometimes for many years.

Prisons are designed to keep criminals away from other people.

A courthouse is where someone charged with committing a crime goes on trial.

In court, evidence is presented to show the guilt or innocence of a person on trial.

When someone breaks the law, they may be arrested by the police.

To arrest someone means to take and hold them until they go on trial.

When a person is charged with breaking a law, they are tried in court of law.