Democracy and the courts (stemmen, udvalget, retssagen)

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the vote (one person's vote)
stemmen
Every vote counts.
Hver stemme tæller.
The proposal got thirty votes.
Forslaget fik tredive stemmer.
I gave my vote to a young candidate.
Jeg gav min stemme til en ung kandidat.
the committee
udvalget
She sits on the committee.
Hun sidder i udvalget.
The committee meets once every month.
Udvalget mødes en gang hver måned.
The committee has decided to build a new school.
Udvalget har besluttet at bygge en ny skole.
final (not to be changed)
endelig
The final decision is coming next week.
Den endelige beslutning kommer i næste uge.
The result of the vote is final.
Resultatet af afstemningen er endeligt.
The judge's ruling is final.
Dommerens afgørelse er endelig.
to approach, to get closer
nærme sig
The deadline is approaching, and the committee has not decided anything yet.
Fristen nærmer sig, og udvalget har ikke besluttet noget endnu.
The police approached the house slowly.
Politiet nærmede sig huset langsomt.
on behalf of
på vegne af
The lawyer spoke on behalf of her client.
Advokaten talte på vegne af sin klient.
I am writing on behalf of the committee.
Jeg skriver på vegne af udvalget.
The chairperson said thank you on behalf of all the members.
Formanden takkede på vegne af alle medlemmerne.
the trial, the court case
retssagen
The day of the trial is approaching.
Dagen for retssagen nærmer sig.
The trial begins tomorrow.
Retssagen begynder i morgen.
She won the court case against the firm.
Hun vandt retssagen mod firmaet.
He was convicted after a long trial.
Han blev dømt efter en lang retssag.
criminal
kriminel
He has a criminal past.
Han har en kriminel fortid.
The criminals were accused of theft.
De kriminelle blev anklaget for tyveri.
The police know him from the criminal underworld.
Politiet kender ham fra det kriminelle miljø.
the blow, the punch
slaget
He got a punch in the face.
Han fik et slag i ansigtet.
She died from a blow to the head.
Hun døde af et slag mod hovedet.
The blow came completely unexpectedly.
Slaget kom helt uventet.

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