2 minC1“...I am in a better position to execute exactly what my client wants.”Mike Volunteers as Leo's Guardian · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 5/19
- Courtroom
- Persuading
- Explaining
Situation
English for Courtroom
111 real scenes from 24 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for courtroom.
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3 minB2“And I'm too much of a coward to do that.”Lee Is Sentenced to Probation · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 13/14
- Courtroom
- Monologues
- Confessing
5 minB2“Thirty-one pound is gone. I am penniless.”Parris Reports Abigail Has Vanished · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 25/29
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
5 minB2“Well, I got her number! How do you like them apples?”Lambeau Tracks Down Will · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 3/21
- Courtroom
- Phone calls
- Explaining
4 minC1“So that's the pretty little bow they're putting around this line of bullshit.”Kate Exposes the Comet Conspiracy · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 18/25
- Speeches
- Courtroom
- Confronting
2 minC1“I don't want to do anything that suggests manipulation.”Cross-Examining Herself in Court · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 20/22
- Courtroom
- Explaining
- Confronting
4 minB1“Do you have anything to say before I pass sentence?”Judge Sentences the Boys to Space Camp · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 · Ch. 1/22
- Courtroom
- Explaining
- Confessing
4 minB2“See, hits never bothered Jimmy. It was business.”Henry's First Pinch and the Two Rules · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 4/28
- Courtroom
- Crime scenes
- Complimenting
3 minB2“Why did you make such a charge if you were going to withdraw it?”Adela's Echo Is Gone · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 17/19
- Courtroom
- Comforting a friend
- Explaining
5 minB2“Wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth.”Juror 8 Warns About Prejudice · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 16/17
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“I see you're responsible for the death of an eight-year-old boy.”Mick Is Confronted with His Record · Bad Boys 1983 · Ch. 3/9
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
3 minB1“I told you, I didn't want you to see that boy anymore.”Paula Reveals Her Pregnancy · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 5/16
- Parents & kids
- Courtroom
- Confessing
3 minB2“Oh, fine, thanks. It's a different place since Mrs. Crosbie's been here.”Howard Confronts Leslie Over a Letter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 7/15
- Interrogations
- Courtroom
- Explaining
4 minB2“Why don't you finish one story before trying to get on another?”Police Arrest the Watergate Burglars · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 1/18
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Confronting
3 minB2“I never faint in case I don't fall gracefully, and I never use smelling salts because they puff up the eyes.”Christine Vole Meets the Lawyers · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 8/27
- Meetings
- Courtroom
- Explaining
5 minB2“Corporal Paris, why didn't you leave the trenches?”Dax's Final Plea at the Court-Martial · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 11/17
- Courtroom
- Speeches
- Confronting
2 minC1“Did I adequately answer your condescending question?”Mark Answers with Minimum Attention · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 12/23
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
4 minB2“Mr. Vanderhof, you're a very lucky man to have so many friends.”The Sycamores Pay the Fine · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 21/27
- Courtroom
- Saying no
- Confessing
5 minB2“Now how many here knew this thing was a railroad job against Mr. Oliver?”Cody Pulls Dynamite in Court · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 20/22
- Courtroom
- Threats
- Threatening
3 minB2“I know what you're thinking. This story's hard to believe.”The Bookie Frames Billy · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 9/15
- Threats
- Courtroom
- Threatening
2 minC1“"J. Robert Oppenheimer is an agent of the Soviet Union.”Borden Reads the Accusation Letter · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 25/28
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
4 minC1“I took that to heart. I thought I was going to get my chance.”The Case the Supreme Court Reversed · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 17/20
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Explaining
2 minC1“The Church thinks in centuries, Mr. Rezendes.”Rezendes Meets Garabedian · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 4/21
- Investigation
- Courtroom
- Asking
5 minB2“Because there are differing schools of thought on this.”Police Build a Case Against Allen · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 19/30
- Investigation
- Courtroom
- Explaining