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Hi everyone.
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I hope you are doing well.
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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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Music Welcome back to my Study Legal English YouTube channel.
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I'm Louise, and I'm here to help you improve your legal English.
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So let's get started.
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Arise is an irregular verb that you should know.
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The conjugations are arise, arose, arisen.
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It's a common verb used by lawyers, and it means to emerge or come into existence.
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An example sentence is, a dispute has arisen regarding the interpretation of the clause.
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Bind is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.
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The conjugations are bind, bound, and bound.
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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.
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An example sentence is, the parties are bound by the contract.
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The parties must follow the contract.
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Break is an irregular verb, used a lot in legal English.
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The conjugations are break, broke, broken.
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It is often used in legal English to mean to violate a rule.
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It collocates with law, as in, to break the law.
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An example sentence is, the defendant broke the law by driving at 50 kilometers per hour in a 30 kilometers per hour zone.
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Bring is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.
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The conjugations are bring, brought, and brought.
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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.
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An example sentence is, the claimant brought proceedings against the defendant.
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Find is an irregular verb, used a lot in legal English.
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The conjugations are find, found, and found.
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In legal English it is used of course to mean discover something, but it's especially used when referring to court decisions.
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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.
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We can also talk about the court or the jury found the defendant guilty or not guilty.
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So an example sentence is the court found the defendant guilty.
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Plead is another irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.
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The conjugations are plead, pled/plead or pleaded, and pled/plead/ pleaded in the past participle.
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Plead is used in the US to mean when a lawyer states his or her case in court.
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It was also used historically in England, however, since 1998, we tend to use, to state one's case instead.
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However, in criminal law plead collocates with guilty or not guilty, meaning that the defendant either admits or denies guilt.
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An example sentence is, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charges.
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Prove can be an irregular verb.
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The conjugations are prove, proved in the past simple, and the past participant can be proven or proved.
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It means to establish the truth, what is real through evidence to prove that something is true.
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An example sentence is, the authorities proved that the companies had formed a cartel to fix prices, contrary to competition law.
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Seek is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.
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The conjugations are seek, sought, sought.
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It means to obtain or achieve something or to look for something.
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It's often used when talking about what a client wants to achieve, when faced with a dispute.
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For example, they are seeking damages, seeking compensation, seeking redress, seeking a remedy.
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An example sentence is the claimant sought damages for breach of contract.
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Swear is an irregular verb used a lot by lawyers.
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The conjugations are swear, swore, and sworn.
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It means to make a very serious promise.
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For example, in court you swear an oath before giving evidence.
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An example sentence is, the witness swore an oath before giving evidence in the trial.
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In other words, they promised to tell the truth.
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Undertake is an irregular verb used a lot in legal English.
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The conjugations are to undertake, undertook, and undertaken.
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It means to commit to or assume responsibility for something.
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An example sentence is, the company undertook to provide the services within the agreed timeframe.
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Win is an irregular verb, I hope you're going to be using a lot as a lawyer.
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The conjugations are win, won, won.
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And it means to achieve victory or success, especially when we're talking about winning a court case.
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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.
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The court ruled in their favour.
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Withdraw is an irregular verb used a lot in legal English.
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The conjugations are withdraw, withdrew, and withdrawn.
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It means to remove or take back something.
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It collocates with money, as in you withdraw money from a bank or ATM.
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But you can withdraw many things.
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For example, the claimant withdrew the application before the hearing.
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Meaning that the claimant removed their court application and decided to not go ahead with the legal proceedings.
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So that brings us to the end of today's lesson.
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I hope you learned something new.
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I hope you found it useful.
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I hope you're going to be using some of these irregular verbs very accurately now.
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Sobre esta aula
Nesta aula, vocĂȘ vai praticar 12 verbos irregulares essenciais para advogados, fundamentais para entender e se comunicar em contextos legais em inglĂȘs. AlĂ©m de aprender as conjugaçÔes, vocĂȘ vai descobrir como usĂĄ-los em frases reais, o que Ă© crucial para a prĂĄtica de conversação em inglĂȘs jurĂdico. Essa base ajuda a melhorar nĂŁo sĂł a compreensĂŁo, mas tambĂ©m a pronĂșncia, especialmente se vocĂȘ usar tĂ©cnicas como o shadowing.
VocabulĂĄrio e frases chave
- Arise (arose, arisen): Emergir, surgir. Exemplo: "A dispute has arisen regarding the clause" (Uma disputa surgiu sobre a clĂĄusula).
- Bind (bound, bound): Obriguar. Frequente no passive voice: "The parties are bound by the contract" (As partes estĂŁo obrigadas pelo contrato).
- Bring proceedings: Iniciar processos legais. Exemplo: "The claimant brought proceedings against the defendant" (O autor iniciou um processo contra o réu).
- Find (found, found): Determinar (em julgamento). Exemplo: "The court found the defendant guilty" (O tribunal declarou o réu culpado).
- Seek damages: Buscar danos morais/materials. Exemplo: "The claimant sought damages for breach of contract" (O autor buscou danos por quebra de contrato).
Dicas de prĂĄtica
Para aproveitar ao mĂĄximo essa aula, use o shadowing em inglĂȘs: reproduza pequenos trechos do vĂdeo e repita imediatamente, imitando a velocidade e o tom de voz da Louise. A velocidade do vĂdeo Ă© moderada, o que Ă© ideal para iniciantes: pratique primeiro com frases curtas, como "The parties are bound by the contract", e depois avance para trechos mais longos. Isso ajuda a melhorar a pronĂșncia em inglĂȘs e a fluĂȘncia, pois vocĂȘ aprende a sincronizar fala e compreensĂŁo.
Lembre-se de prestar atenção Ă intonação, especialmente em termos legais que exigem clareza, como "pleaded guilty" (declarou culpado). Se precisar, use um shadowing site para gravar sua prĂłpria voz e comparĂĄ-la com a do vĂdeo. Ao aprender inglĂȘs com YouTube, essa tĂ©cnica transforma a visualização em prĂĄtica ativa, tornando o aprendizado mais eficaz. Pratique diariamente por 10-15 minutos: a consistĂȘncia Ă© a chave para dominar esses verbos e se sentir mais confiante em contextos jurĂdicos.
O que Ă© a TĂ©cnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing Ă© uma tĂ©cnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base cientĂfica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intĂ©rpretes profissionais. O mĂ©todo Ă© simples, mas poderoso: vocĂȘ ouve ĂĄudio em inglĂȘs nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta â como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisĂŁo da pronĂșncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensĂŁo auditiva e fluĂȘncia na fala.