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Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about An lagh agus eucoir (The law and crime). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

eucoir ghràineil

a heinous crime

cò bhios a–muigh agus a’ briseadh an lagh

who is out and breaking the law

Thàinig iad dha ionnsaigh

They came towards him

fo bhuaidh na dighe

under the influence of drink

dearg mhèirleach

a notorious thief

sgìre bhochd

poor area

chaidh a chur an sàs le paca mhèirleach

was involved with (apprenticed to) a gang of thieves.

Tha truas agam ris

I feel sorry for him

adhbharan airson eucoir

causes of crime

bochdainn, droch thogail

poverty, poor upbringing

cion fèin–mhisneachd

lack of self–esteem/self–confidence

deoch–làidir agus mì–chleachdadh dhrogaichean

alcohol(ism) and drug abuse

camarathan–tèarainteachd

security cameras (CCTV)

Cùirt an t–Siorraim

(the) Sheriff Court

Àrd–chùirt a’ Cheartais

(the) High Court (of Justiciary)

eucoir ainneartach

violent crime

diùraidh

jury

ciontach

guilty

neo–chiontach

not guilty

gun dearbhadh

not proven

peanas

penalty, punishment

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.