쉐도잉 연습: 😮12 MUST-KNOW irregular verbs for lawyers - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

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In today's short lesson, we're going to look at 12 irregular verbs that you as a lawyer should know.

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Arise is an irregular verb that you should know.

The conjugations are arise, arose, arisen.

It's a common verb used by lawyers, and it means to emerge or come into existence.

An example sentence is, a dispute has arisen regarding the interpretation of the clause.

Bind is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.

The conjugations are bind, bound, and bound.

It means to tie or to obligate, and it's often used in the passive voice as in to be bound, meaning to be legally obligated to follow something.

An example sentence is, the parties are bound by the contract.

The parties must follow the contract.

Break is an irregular verb, used a lot in legal English.

The conjugations are break, broke, broken.

It is often used in legal English to mean to violate a rule.

It collocates with law, as in, to break the law.

An example sentence is, the defendant broke the law by driving at 50 kilometers per hour in a 30 kilometers per hour zone.

Bring is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.

The conjugations are bring, brought, and brought.

In legal English it's used to mean to carry or cause something to happen, especially in the collocation with to bring proceedings, which means to start legal proceedings in the civil court.

An example sentence is, the claimant brought proceedings against the defendant.

Find is an irregular verb, used a lot in legal English.

The conjugations are find, found, and found.

In legal English it is used of course to mean discover something, but it's especially used when referring to court decisions.

For example, we say that the court found in favour of the defendant when the defendant won the case, or the court found against the defendant when the defendant lost the case.

We can also talk about the court or the jury found the defendant guilty or not guilty.

So an example sentence is the court found the defendant guilty.

Plead is another irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.

The conjugations are plead, pled/plead or pleaded, and pled/plead/ pleaded in the past participle.

Plead is used in the US to mean when a lawyer states his or her case in court.

It was also used historically in England, however, since 1998, we tend to use, to state one's case instead.

However, in criminal law plead collocates with guilty or not guilty, meaning that the defendant either admits or denies guilt.

An example sentence is, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charges.

Prove can be an irregular verb.

The conjugations are prove, proved in the past simple, and the past participant can be proven or proved.

It means to establish the truth, what is real through evidence to prove that something is true.

An example sentence is, the authorities proved that the companies had formed a cartel to fix prices, contrary to competition law.

Seek is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.

The conjugations are seek, sought, sought.

It means to obtain or achieve something or to look for something.

It's often used when talking about what a client wants to achieve, when faced with a dispute.

For example, they are seeking damages, seeking compensation, seeking redress, seeking a remedy.

An example sentence is the claimant sought damages for breach of contract.

Swear is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.

The conjugations are swear, swore, and sworn.

It means to make a very serious promise.

For example, in court you swear an oath before giving evidence.

An example sentence is, the witness swore an oath before giving evidence in the trial.

In other words, they promised to tell the truth.

Undertake is an irregular verb used a lot in legal English.

The conjugations are to undertake, undertook, and undertaken.

It means to commit to or assume responsibility for something.

An example sentence is, the company undertook to provide the services within the agreed timeframe.

Win is an irregular verb, I hope you're going to be using a lot as a lawyer.

The conjugations are win, won, won.

And it means to achieve victory or success, especially when we're talking about winning a court case.

An example sentence is, the lawyer won the case for his client, meaning the client went to court, in legal proceedings, either civil or criminal, and they won.

The court ruled in their favour.

Withdraw is an irregular verb used a lot in legal English.

The conjugations are withdraw, withdrew, and withdrawn.

It means to remove or take back something.

It collocates with money, as in you withdraw money from a bank or ATM.

But you can withdraw many things.

For example, the claimant withdrew the application before the hearing.

Meaning that the claimant removed their court application and decided to not go ahead with the legal proceedings.

So that brings us to the end of today's lesson.

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I hope you're going to be using some of these irregular verbs very accurately now.

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