4 minB2“Are you interested in solving this case or in making me look foolish?”Doyle Won't Search Thorwald's Apartment · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 8/13
- Investigation
- Arguments
- Confronting
Situation
English for Law & crime
425 real scenes from 89 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for law & crime.
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3 minC1“Because Robert never had anything to do with the Communist Party as such.”Kitty Testifies Before the Board · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 27/28
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
3 minB2“Every lie has 80 percent truth to it. I mean, it's scary.”Joe Reads Mike's Statement · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 6/20
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minB1“I just can't have the play written, Cliff.”The Rehearsal Turns Deadly · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 27/30
- Crime scenes
- Threats
- Explaining
3 minB1“But it's an ideal house for delirium tremens.”The Plan to Rescue Stella · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 26/28
- Investigation
- Suggesting
- Persuading
3 minB1“He didn't give a damn what I said. I would sign this piece of paper.”Detective Forces Adams to Sign · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 2/20
- Interrogations
- Police questioning
- Threatening
3 minB2“Sir, you have no call to get snippy with me.”Marge Questions Jerry at the Dealership · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 15/16
- Police questioning
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minC1“They got a word for everything, these guys. Hmm. Except "rape."”Sipe's Six Percent Estimate · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 10/21
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining
5 minB1“He is silent for three years.”Robert Confronts Dave About Allen · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 30/30
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Confronting
4 minB1“They create a sacred space for the bride and groom that the rest of us can't enter.”Finding Fred and the Wedding Canopy · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 10/18
- Investigation
- Small talk
- Explaining
4 minB2“Murder's never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later.”Keyes Exposes the Impersonation · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 19/21
- Investigation
- Office chat
- Explaining
2 minB2“It's good I was able to check my reflexes.”Dreyfus Takes Over the Case · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 3/12
- Criticism & layoffs
- Investigation
- Promising
5 minB2“I have rung the doom of my good name - you will believe me, Mr. Danforth!”Elizabeth Lies to Protect Proctor · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 22/29
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
4 minB2“I try to explain to Richard, but I'm not as clear as I need to be.”Witness Faces the Cross-Examination · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 21/22
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Explaining
5 minB2“He is back in the ocean. Happy hunting.”Jordan's Deposition: I Do Not Recall · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 25/30
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Saying no
5 minB1“You're always fucking late. You'd be late for your own fucking funeral.”Jimmy Scolds the Crew After the Heist · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 22/28
- Crime scenes
- Arguments
- Warning
4 minC1“I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.”McBryde Accuses Aziz at Trial · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 13/19
- Courtroom
- Accusations
- Confronting
5 minB2“It's as plain as the nose on your face.”Juror 8 Tests the El Train Timing · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 8/17
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Confronting
4 minB2“They're believed to be extinct.”V Kills Delia With a Rose · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 14/25
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Confronting
3 minB2“Physical evidence can tell a clear story with a forked tongue.”Reconstructing the Night of the Death · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 5/14
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Explaining
3 minB1“I don't even know what protocol means.”Calloway Tells Anna Harry Is Alive · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 15/17
- Interrogations
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minC1“And why the hell would you hand a new division to a guy who's retiring in two months, especially if he's under investigation?”Kate Reveals Hanssen Is a Traitor · Breach 2007 · Ch. 9/20
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Explaining
3 minB2“We had no money. And the price of his silence was that we work for him for nothing. We were slaves.”Wadsworth Explains Why He Gathered Them · Clue 1985 · Ch. 6/17
- Investigation
- Storytelling
- Explaining
2 minB2“I wouldn't be inside if it wasn't for him.”Mr. Orange Briefs Holdaway · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 17/22
- Investigation
- Storytelling
- Explaining