To oppose or use effort to stop something bad from happening.
Menentang; membantah
Penjelasan: Digunakan untuk menggambarkan perjuangan yang dilakukan untuk mengubah keadaan yang tidak adil atau menghalang perkara negatif.
Contoh: The community decided to fight against the construction of the new factory.
To start to do or use something, especially because other things have failed.
Beralih kepada; meminta bantuan daripada
Penjelasan: Digunakan apabila kaedah asal tidak berkesan, lalu beralih untuk mencuba cara lain atau meminta bantuan orang lain.
Contoh: After losing his job, he turned to his family for financial support.
To be given a punishment of staying in prison for the rest of one's life.
Dijatuhi hukuman penjara seumur hidup
Penjelasan: Istilah undang-undang, merujuk kepada penjenayah yang mesti menghabiskan sisa hidup mereka di dalam penjara.
Contoh: The notorious criminal was sentenced to life for his crimes.
To extend one's body or limbs to their full length.
Meregangkan; membentangkan
Penjelasan: Merujuk kepada meluruskan anggota badan sepenuhnya, biasanya untuk menyentuh sesuatu atau merehatkan badan.
Contoh: He stretched out his hand to reach the book on the top shelf.
A business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.
Firma guaman
Penjelasan: "firm" dalam bahasa Inggeris harian biasanya bermaksud "keras" atau "kukuh", tetapi dalam konteks perniagaan dan undang-undang, ia merujuk kepada "syarikat perkongsian", terutamanya dalam bidang undang-undang, perakaunan atau perundingan.
Contoh: He and Oliver Tambo opened the first Black law firm in South Africa.
Public meetings or marches at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting something.
Demonstrasi / Tunjuk perasaan
Penjelasan: "demonstration" biasanya bermaksud "demonstrasi produk" atau "penerangan", tetapi dalam konteks gerakan politik dan sosial, ia merujuk kepada "tunjuk perasaan" di mana orang ramai berkumpul untuk menyatakan tuntutan politik.
Contoh: He organized peaceful protests and demonstrations against apartheid laws.
A legal sentence that requires a person to remain in prison for the rest of their natural life.
Penjara seumur hidup
Penjelasan: "life" di sini bukan bermaksud "nyawa" yang abstrak, tetapi istilah undang-undang untuk "tempoh hukuman", yang merujuk kepada masa tahanan sehingga banduan meninggal dunia.
Contoh: Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the resistance.
An organized underground movement fighting against an occupying power or an oppressive government.
Gerakan penentangan
Penjelasan: "resistance" dalam fizik bermaksud "rintangan", dalam kehidupan harian bermaksud "penentangan". Namun dalam konteks sejarah dan politik, penambahan kata sandang "the resistance" biasanya merujuk kepada gerakan penentangan bawah tanah yang teratur.
Contoh: Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the resistance.
A small room in a prison where a prisoner is locked up.
Sel penjara
Penjelasan: "cell" dalam biologi bermaksud "sel", dalam teknologi bermaksud "sel bateri". Namun dalam konteks penjara, ia merujuk kepada "bilik kurungan" yang sangat sempit.
Contoh: His prison cell was so small that he could touch both walls.