Law and order Chinese vocabulary: Outside HSK

民法典里有租房的规定吗？

Mínfǎdiǎn lǐ yǒu zūfáng de guīdìng ma?

Does the Civil Code have rules about renting a home?

这起纠纷应该按民法典来处理。

Zhè qǐ jiūfēn yīnggāi àn mínfǎdiǎn lái chǔlǐ.

This dispute should be handled according to the Civil Code.

我收到了警察的传唤。

Wǒ shōudàole jǐngchá de chuánhuàn.

I received a summons from the police.

有人用照片勒索你吗？

Yǒurén yòng zhàopiān lèsuǒ nǐ ma?

Is someone extorting you with photos?

骗子打电话勒索老人的钱。

Piànzi dǎdiànhuà lèsuǒ lǎorén de qián.

A scammer phoned an elderly person to extort money from them.

怎么惩治这些小偷呢？

Zěnme chéngzhì zhèxiē xiǎotōu ne?

How should we punish these thieves?

不能靠打骂来惩治孩子。

Bùnéng kào dǎmà lái chéngzhì háizi.

You can't punish children by hitting and scolding them.

乱扔垃圾要交罚金吗？

Luànrēng lājī yào jiāo fájīn ma?

Do you have to pay a fine for littering?

他交了五百块的罚金。

Tā jiāole wǔbǎi kuài de fájīn.

He paid a fine of five hundred yuan.

证人的证词帮了大忙。

Zhèngrén de zhèngcí bāngle dàmáng.

The witness's testimony helped a great deal.

这份证词前后不一样。

Zhè fèn zhèngcí qiánhòu bù yíyàng.

This testimony is inconsistent from beginning to end.

怎样才能避免冤案发生？

Zěnyàng cái néng bìmiǎn yuān'àn fāshēng?

How can wrongful convictions be avoided?

这起冤案终于被查清了。

Zhè qǐ yuān'àn zhōngyú bèi cháqīng le.

This miscarriage of justice has finally been cleared up.

量刑要看他犯了什么罪。

Liàngxíng yào kàn tā fànle shénme zuì.

The sentence depends on what crime he committed.

法官会根据犯罪情节来量刑。

Fǎguān huì gēnjù fànzuì qíngjié lái liàngxíng.

The judge will determine the sentence based on the circumstances of the crime.

陪审团认为他无罪。

Péishěntuán rènwéi tā wúzuì.

The jury believes he is not guilty.

陪审团一致认为他有罪。

Péishěntuán yízhì rènwéi tā yǒuzuì.

The jury unanimously found him guilty.

他得到了一次减刑。

Tā dédàole yícì jiǎnxíng.

He received a sentence reduction.

他表现好，所以减刑了。

Tā biǎoxiàn hǎo, suǒyǐ jiǎnxíngle.

He behaved well, so his sentence was reduced.

假释期间不能离开本市。

Jiǎshì qījiān bùnéng líkāi běnshì.

You can't leave the city while on parole.

他表现很好，提前得到了假释。

Tā biǎoxiàn hěn hǎo, tíqián dédàole jiǎshì.

He behaved very well and got paroled early.

法院认定他是正当防卫。

Fǎyuàn rèndìng tā shì zhèngdàngfángwèi.

The court ruled that he acted in legitimate defense.

正当防卫也不能超过限度。

Zhèngdàngfángwèi yě bùnéng chāoguòxiàndù.

Even legitimate defense cannot go beyond certain limits.

你真的想好要撤诉了吗？

Nǐ zhēnde xiǎng hǎo yào chèsùle ma?

Have you really made up your mind to withdraw the case?

法院已经批准了她的撤诉申请。

Fǎyuàn yǐjīng pīzhǔnle tā de chèsù shēnqǐng.

The court has already approved her application to withdraw the lawsuit.

他有案底，所以找工作很难。

Tā yǒu àndǐ, suǒyǐ zhǎo gōngzuò hěn nán.

He has a criminal record, so finding a job is hard for him.

法律保护无罪推定。

Fǎlǜ bǎohù wúzuìtuīdìng.

The law protects the presumption of innocence.

无罪推定是现代法律的重要原则。

Wúzuìtuīdìng shì xiàndài fǎlǜ de zhòngyào yuánzé.

The presumption of innocence is an important principle of modern law.