verb
-
to fail to do something that you have legally agreed to, such as paying a debt or performing a task before a particular time
irregular verb
- nepravidelné sloveso
BrE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:b/
AmE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:rb/
noun
-
a verb that belongs to the group of verbs that do not form the past tense and past participle by using the ending -ED
present simple
- přítomný prostý čas
BrE
/'preznt sɪmpl/
AmE
/ˌpreznt 'sɪmpl/
noun
-
a tense that is used for actions that happen regularly, are generally true etc. In questions and negatives we use DO / DOES / DON'T / DOESN'T
bribery
- úplatkářství, podplácení
BrE
/'braɪbəri/
AmE
/'braɪbəri/
noun
-
an illegal act that involves giving money to an official in order to persuade him to do something for you in a dishonest way
loophole
- skulina, mezera (v zákonu)
BrE
/'lu:phəʊl/
AmE
/'lu:phəʊl/
noun
-
a small mistake in the way a law or a contract has been written that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something
caution
- udělit napomenutí, udělit výstrahu
BrE
/'kɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/'kɔ:ʃn/
verb, British English, formal
-
to give a formal warning to somebody (especially one that says that the next time they do something wrong or illegal, they will be punished)