Vocabulary - Larceny

Larceny:

The act or crime of stealing; theft.

Brook now faces probable jail after an indictment for larceny and income tax evasion.

Democrats have always been concerned about the abuse of power, not petty larceny.

He argued that the old distinction between the offense of false pretenses and larceny had been preserved.

He was probably right, for our kids were much too busy to think about drugs or larceny.

Old terminology such as larceny, larceny by a trick, false pretenses and embezzlement were replaced by modern terms.

Persian: سرقت

Idiom - Red Tape

Red Tape:

If there is a lot of “red tape” it means there is a lot of annoying rules or “paperwork” to do.

I wanted to start my own business last year, but I didn’t because there was just too much red tape.

I think our country’s economy would be a lot better if there wasn’t so much red tape every time someone wanted to start a business.

It is possible for you to move to the USA, get an American passport, and become a real American citizen, but the process takes a long time and there is a lot of red tape.

Persian: کاغذ بازی

Vocabulary - Lawsuit

Lawsuit:

A problem or complaint that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be settled; suit.

His lawyer filed a lawsuit against the city.

She filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment.

A former employee brought a lawsuit against the company claiming unfair dismissal.

Persian: دادخواهی

Vocabulary - Precept

Precept:

A rule on which a way of thinking or behaving is based.

Basic moral precepts.

Accordingly, this book shines a spotlight on the Centralism precepts, and on the practices they yield.

He took words and ideas seriously and felt that having accepted a moral precept he had to live it.

Persian: اصل، قاعده

Idiom - Throw the Book at Sb

Throw the Book at Sb:

To charge sb with, or convict sb of, as many crimes as possible.

The judge threatened to throw the book at me if I didn't stop insulting the police officer.

Persian: متهم کردن