criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
District Land Transport Bureau (i.e. motor traffic agency)
Enhanced Graphics Adapter; EGA
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
first instance; first trial
petition for retrial; appeal for retrial
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution
final appeal to the highest court
retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination
innocent verdict; "not guilty" verdict
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
the defence; defence side
the prosecution; prosecution side
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
respiratory tract; air duct
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
when it comes to; concerning