[영문뉴스] 조국 2년형을 선고 받다.

 

 

Cho Kuk, former justice minister and a close confidant to ex-President Moon Jae-in, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to forfeit 6 million won on Friday after a local court found him guilty of pulling strings for his children's college admissions.

a confidant: 친한 친구

be sentenced to N: N형을 선고 받다

pulling strings: 뒤에서 힘쓰다, 빽을 쓰다

 

The verdict, handed down by the Seoul Central District Court, came nearly three years and two months since Cho was indicted by prosecutors in December 2019.

a verdict: 판결  

be indicted by prosecutors: 검사에 의해 기소되다

 

While Cho was found guilty on almost every charge regarding his son and daughter, he was found not guilty on most of the rest concerning allegations he illegally amassed wealth.

an allegation: 혐의

amass: VT. 축적하다, 모으댜 = accumulate

 

In scathing remarks, the court denounced Cho for "severely undermining social trust in the university entrance examination system."

scathing: [ ˈskeɪðɪŋ ] 준열한, 가차 없는

denounce: VT. 맹렬히 비난하다, 고발하다

undermine: VN (권위, 자신감) 약화시키다

 

Cho's daughter was ultimately accepted to Pusan National University's medical school in Busan and graduated, but the university announced last year that it decided to revoke her admission.

revoke: VT. 폐지하다 

an admission: 입장, 입학

 

 

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk gets two years in prison