4 minC1“In other words, by their very silence, there was a cover-up.”Five Men Controlled the Slush Fund · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 13/18
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Explaining
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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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4 minB2“That chap is Jesse James. They've led him into an ambush. It's not at all cricket.”How Vole Met Mrs French · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 5/27
- Courtroom
- Small talk
- Explaining
2 minB1“A call saying you're being held up.”Fake Cops Take Over the Depot · The Town 2010 · Ch. 19/20
- Crime scenes
- Threats
- Threatening
3 minB2“I was your only friend.”Eduardo Signs Away His Shares · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 22/23
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confessing
2 minB2“It's just a little neighborhood murder, that's all.”Jeff Calls Doyle About a Murder · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 7/13
- Investigation
- Police questioning
- Explaining
3 minC1“I would have done anything I was asked to do.”Oppenheimer Is Cross-Examined · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 28/28
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
3 minB2“Shit, we're being beat up by the inventor of Scrabble.”Joe and Jimmy Survive a Car Bomb · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 9/20
- Threats
- Crime scenes
- Threatening
3 minB2“If a spirit comes back, it's for some particular purpose.”Dr. Scott Tells the Old Scandal · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 15/28
- Investigation
- Storytelling
- Explaining
3 minB2“He didn't know that the car was stolen.”Officer Wood Shot at Traffic Stop · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 3/20
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB1“With all due respect, Jerry, I don't want you mucking this up.”Marge Follows a Name · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 11/16
- Investigation
- Arguments
- Asking
2 minC1“The Church thinks in centuries, Mr. Rezendes.”Rezendes Meets Garabedian · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 4/21
- Investigation
- Courtroom
- Asking
5 minB2“Cooperation, that's us, at all costs.”The Informant Describes Leigh Allen · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 16/30
- Police questioning
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB1“There is much here that does not meet the eye.”Clouseau Investigates the Pistol Pen · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 1/12
- Crime scenes
- Investigation
- Confronting
5 minB2“Them that will not confess will hang.”Hale Begs Danforth to Postpone · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 26/29
- Courtroom
- Arguments
- Persuading
5 minC1“'But this is not a car accident, or a home invasion.”Witness Calls Out the Rape Law · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 24/22
- Courtroom
- Monologues
- Explaining
2 minB2“It's like a license to steal. A license to do anything.”Tommy Gets Made in the Mafia · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 24/28
- Crime scenes
- Family dinners
- Explaining
4 minB2“It is most important that you tell the court the absolute truth of what took place.”Adela Wavers on the Witness Stand · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 15/19
- Courtroom
- Accusations
- Explaining
4 minB1“This, I have always thought, is a remarkable thing about democracy...”The Jury Deadlocks at Six to Six · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 12/17
- Courtroom
- Arguments
- Explaining
2 minB2“I must say that I am rather astonished by the response time of London's finest.”V Escapes the Jordan Tower Raid · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 5/25
- Crime scenes
- Threats
- Threatening
2 minB2“He was run over by a car. He was dead when I arrived.”Martins Questions Dr Winkel · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 8/17
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Asking
3 minC1“Frankly, Scarlet, I don't give a damn.”Wadsworth Counts the Last Bullet · Clue 1985 · Ch. 17/17
- Investigation
- Threats
- Confronting
2 minB1“That's how I know we were set up.”The Crew Reconstructs the Robbery · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 6/22
- Arguments
- Investigation
- Explaining
4 minB2“I knew we had enemies, but I didn't know we were this popular.”White House Attacks the Post · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 18/18
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Confronting
5 minB2“I went through a marriage ceremony with him, but I already had a husband.”Christine Testifies Against Vole · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 19/27
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confessing