day 38law and justice

law and justice

Say “despite …” in formal Korean with N에도 불구하고, and talk about laws, lawsuits, rights, taxes and rules.

today’s words

• 법규 beopgyu · regulations, rules
• 조 jo · article (of a law)
• 발효 balhyo · coming into effect
• 무효 muhyo · invalid, void
• 유효 yuhyo · valid
• 위법 wibeop · illegal, against the law
• 소송 sosong · lawsuit
• 고소 goso · (criminal) complaint, suing
• 고발 gobal · reporting (a crime), whistle-blowing
• 비리 biri · corruption, irregularity
• 허위 heowi · false, untrue
• 정의 jeongui · justice
• 불의 burui · injustice
• 사형 sahyeong · death penalty
• 교도소 gyodoso · prison
• 풀려나다 pullyeonada · be released, be set free
• 침해 chimhae · violation, infringement
• 훼손 hweson · damage; defamation (명예 훼손)
• 악용 agyong · misuse, abuse
• 세제 seje · tax system
• 부과 bugwa · imposing (a tax, a fine)
• 면제 myeonje · exemption
• 수칙 suchik · rules, guidelines
• 통제 tongje · control
• -제 -je · -제: system (관료제)

sentences

• 이 계약은 서명이 없어서 무효이다. · This contract is void because it isn’t signed.
• 이 표는 오늘까지만 유효합니다. · This ticket is valid only until today.
• 여러 번의 경고에도 불구하고 위법 행위가 계속되었다. · Despite repeated warnings, the illegal activity continued.
• 한국에서는 1997년 이후로 사형이 없었다. · There have been no executions in Korea since 1997.
• 교도소 독방에서 3년을 보낸 그는 오늘 풀려났다. · He spent three years in a single cell in prison, and today he was released.