ネイティブの英文で英語表現を覚えよう！　043 TV Licence threats and lies!!

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単語リスト

キーワード	発音記号	意味
has laid it on pretty thick	/hæz leɪd ɪt ɒn ˈprɪti θɪk/	かなり大げさに言った、ひどく誇張した
under caution	/ˈʌndə ˈkɔːʃən/	注意を受けて、警告されて
in accordance with national criminal law	/ɪn əˈkɔːrdəns wɪð ˈnæʃənəl ˈkrɪmɪnəl lɔː/	国の刑法に従って
apply to court for	/əˈplaɪ tuː kɔːt fɔːr/	〜を求めて裁判所に申請する
a search warrant	/ə sɜːrtʃ ˈwɒrənt/	捜索令状
not at any level of	/nɒt æt ˈeni ˈlevəl ɒv/	〜のいかなるレベルにおいても〜ない
diabolical	/ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl/	極悪な、悪魔のような
lay on these threats	/leɪ ɒn ðiːz θrets/	これらの脅しをかける
was inclined to	/wɒz ɪnˈklaɪnd tuː/	〜する傾向があった、〜したい気がした
chew them out for	/tʃuː ðem aʊt fɔːr/	〜のことで彼らを叱り飛ばす

TV Licence threats and lies!!

Turns out my elderly mother hasn’t been paying the tv licence since she moved in to her new house. She had been ignoring them until she has now become worried as the latest letter has laid it on pretty thick.

An officer may interview you under caution in accordance with national criminal law
Anything you say to the officer may be used as evidence in court
We can apply to court for a search warrant to gain access to your property

Surely none of this is true, how can the interview you under caution when they are not at any level of police authority!?

If these are in fact lies it’s diabolical that they attempt to lay on these threats in such a manner. It reminded me of a recent article from an MP stating that the TV licence rules were out dated and often impacting females that live alone as these letters can be very threatening. I was inclined to get in touch with them to chew them out for making these threats to an elderly woman but part of me just thinks that gives them a name to the house so best ignored.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Britain/comments/1kg2i2j/tv_licence_threats_and_lies/