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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English legal terminology. The vocabulary flashcards cover a wide range of legal concepts, including types of charges, contracts, and legal procedures. Examples include "floating charge," "fee simple," and "fair dealing." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to study from the target language to the source language. This set is ideal for law students or professionals preparing for exams or needing to improve their legal English fluency.

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exclusive possession

Alleinbesitz

exclusive right

Alleinberechtigung

execution lien

lien (Retentionsrecht/Pfandrecht) created when e debtor's assets are seized for the purposes of enforcing a judgment

exempli gratia

zum Beispiel

for example

--> e.g.

exemplary damages

Strafgeld / Busszahlungen / Strafschadenersatz

--> also see punitive damages

expectation damages

compensation for the loss of benefits that a person would have received had the contract been performed

Gewinnausfall

Entgangener Gewinn

expert witness

Gutachter

express contract

ausdrücklicher Vertrag

express warranty

ausdrückliche Zusicherung

extraordinary general meeting (EGM)

ausserordentliche Hauptversammlung

fair dealing (UK)

fair use (US)

(US) defence to a claim of copyright infringement whereby permission from the artist is not required so long as usage of that artist's work is reasonable and limited

(UK) fair dealing is more restrictive than the US doctrine of fair use and in order to be protected, the use has to fall in one of several categories

fee simple

Zins auf Grundbesitz

(freier Eigenbesitz??)

fee tail

estate (Besitz, Nachlass) which lasts as long as the original grantee (Empfänger) or any of his descendants live

fiduciary duty

Treuhänderpflicht

obligation to act solely in the best interest of another

file with

to officially record ("anmelden)

to file for bankruptcy with the ... court --> Insolvenz beim Gericht anmelden

financing measures

methods of securing funds or money

first-in-time

rule which distinguishes which creditor has first claim over a debtor's assets

fitness (fit) for a particular purpose

für einen bestimmten Zweck geeignet

fixed charge

feste Gebühr

floating charge

form of security interest over the debtor's assets which may change on a daily basis, such as stock.

abuse of a dominant position

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Amtsmissbrauch/Machtmissbrauch

(UK) situation that occurs when one firm is in a position to be able to act completely independently of its competitors, customers or consumers, remaining profitable and engaging in conduct that is likely to impede effective competition in that market. It is this last part, the hindrance of effective competition, which is prohibited in most jurisdictions rather than the mere situation of dominance. Some examples of abusive behavior include the refusal to grant licences, geographical price discrimination, unjustified refusal to supply or predatory pricing

(US abuse of monopoly power)

acquired company

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übernommene/erworbene Gesellschaft

(UK) company that has been merged into another company and is therefore no longer in existence

(US transferor)

acquirer

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Erwerber

company that gains control over another company

acquiring company

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übernehmende/erwerbende Gesellschaft

(UK) company that has gained control over another company through a merger and remains in existence after the merger

(US survivor)

acquisition of controlling shares

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purchase of shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest

actual damages

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(unmittelbarer Schaden)

see general damages

ad hoc

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zu diesem Zweck

for this purpose

adjudicate

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urteilen

to make a formal decision about something; to act as judge in a dispute

adopt into law

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als Recht annehmen

to accept as part of a greater system of laws through legislative process

adversarial system

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gegnerisches System

system where two sides disagree with and oppose each other

advocate

Anwalt/Advokat

person who pleads in court

affidavit

eidesstattliche Versicherung/Erklärung

written statement which might be used as proof in court that somebody makes after they have sworn officially to tell the truth

alienability

Übertragbarkeit

possibility to be transferred

annual general meeting (AGM)

Jahreshauptversammlung

yearly meeting of shareholders of a company where various company actions may be presented and voted upon

answer

Stellungsnahme

principal pleading by the defendant in response to a complaint

anticipatory breach

Vertragsbruch vor Fälligkeit der Leistung

breach of contract committed before performance is due. The non-breaching party may regard this as an immediate breach and sue for damages

anti-competitive

wettbewerbswidrige Abrede

(UK) describes conduct that harms the market or limits competition among businesses

(US restraint of trade)

antitrust

Kartellrecht

(US) body of law that regulates business activities and markets, especially agreements and practices that limit competition

(UK competition law)

apparent authority

scheinbare Autorität

power which an agent appears to have, or holds himself out as having, and which a third party reasonably believes actually exists, though not formally granted by its principal/employer

appellant

Beschwerdeführer/Bittsteller

person who appeals a decision to a higher court

(US) see petitioner

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directive

Richtlinie / Weisung

disability

Unfähigkeit / Benachteiligung

--> due to a mental or physical impairment (Beeinträchtigung)

disbar

ausschliessen

to disbare sb

jdm. die Anwaltslizenz entziehen

discharge

freisprechen / entlassen

to release a person from an obligation

disclaimer

Verzichtserklärung / Ausschlussklausel / Widerruf

repudiation (Zurückweisung, Nichtanerkennung) or denial of a legal right or claim

disclaimer of warranties

Haftungsausschluss

statement which limits the liability of the seller for any defects of their goods

discriminatory dismissal

missbräuchliche Entlassung

dividend

Dividende

domestic law

1) nationales / inländisches Recht

2) Familienrecht

domiciled (to be ~)

wohnhaft / ansässig

draft

Entwurf / entwerfen

drawee

Bezogener

person in a bill of exchange (Wechselpartner) who conducts payment or is directed, or ordered to make payment; often a bank

drawer

Bezieher

person in a bill of exchange who orders payment

duress

Nötigung / Zwang (einen Vertrag einzugehen)

under duress

unter Zwang / erzwungenermassen

duty

Abgabe / Gebühr (Steuer)

duty of care

Fürsorgepflicht / Sorgfaltspflicht / Obhutspflicht

easement

Nutzungsrecht (Dienstbarkeit) --> zb Wegrecht

economic efficiency

wirtschaftliche Tüchtigkeit / Wirtschaftlichkeit

employment tribunal

Arbeitsgericht (regelt Streitigkeiten zwischen AN)

employee

Angestellter / Arbeitnehmer

endorsement

Bestätigung / Indossament

enforceable

vollziehbar (auf dem Rechtsweg durchsetzbar)

capable of being made effective. In the case of an agreement, it is one in which one party can legally compel the performance of the oter party.

enforceable right

einklagbares Recht

entry of appearance

written notice of appearance during a hearing which provides the respondent's full name and contact details, as well as a statement of opposition to the claim, including the grounds upon which it is opposed

escheat

Heimfall

reversion of land to the state if the land owner dies without a will or without any heirs

(fällt an den Staat zurück)

essential term

provision required for a contract to exist

(Hauptpunkte eines Vertrages)

et alii (et. al.)

und andere

et cetera (etc.)

und so weiter --> and so forth / and so on

exclusions

Ausschlüsse

exclusive possession

Alleinbesitz

exclusive right

Alleinberechtigung

execution lien

lien (Retentionsrecht/Pfandrecht) created when e debtor's assets are seized for the purposes of enforcing a judgment

exempli gratia

zum Beispiel

for example

--> e.g.

exemplary damages

Strafgeld / Busszahlungen / Strafschadenersatz

--> also see punitive damages

expectation damages

compensation for the loss of benefits that a person would have received had the contract been performed

Gewinnausfall

Entgangener Gewinn

expert witness

Gutachter

express contract

ausdrücklicher Vertrag

express warranty

ausdrückliche Zusicherung

extraordinary general meeting (EGM)

ausserordentliche Hauptversammlung

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