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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

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

purchase of shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest

actual damages

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

(unmittelbarer Schaden)

see general damages

ad hoc

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

zu diesem Zweck

for this purpose

adjudicate

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

urteilen

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

adopt into law

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

als Recht annehmen

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

adversarial system

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

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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conciliation

Versöhnung / Schlichtung

confer

erteilen (verleihen, zuerkennen) gewähren, bewilligen

to grant, to bestow

conflict of interest

Interessenkonflikt

clash between a person's personal interests and their public or fiduciary responsibilities

conflict of laws

Kollisionsrecht/Gesetzeskonflikt/Normenkollision

(US) private international law

consensual

einvernehmlich ; zustimmend, einwilligend

consensual lien

security interest created by agreement between the debtor and creditor

(lien --> Pfandrecht)

consequential damages

Folgeschäden

damages that are awarded due to a particular wrong or particular circumstances

--> also see special damages

consideration

Gegenleistung/Entgelt; normalerweise --> Berücksichtigung

sth. of value given by one party to another in order to induce(=veranlassen) the other to contract. In comon law, consideration is a necessary element for an enforceable(=vollstreckbar/durchsetzbar) contract

Bsp.: due consideration = angemessene Gegenleistung

careful consideration = reifliche Überlegung

consolidation

Konzernzusammenschluss

combining of two companies to form an entirely new company

constitutional amendment

Verfassungsänderung

change in a company's name, capital or objects

Contract of Sale

Kaufvertrag

contract template

Vertragsvorlage

conveyance

Transfer / Übermittlung

copyright

Urheberrecht

exclusive right to reproduce and control an original work of art

corporate veil

Haftungsbeschränkung

separation between the corporation and its shareholders such that the shareholders will not be held personally liable for corporate debts

counsel

Anwalt (or other individual licensed to practise law)

counsellor

Anwalt (or other individual licensed to practise law)

counter offer

Gegenangebot

new offer with new terms made as a reply to an offer received

course of dealing

geschäftliches Verhaltensmuster / geschäftliche Verhaltensweise/ Kodex

court of first instance

erstinstanzliches Gericht

creditor

Gläubiger

criminal law

Strafgesetz

also penal law

--> area of law that deals with crime, punishment or penalties

cross-border

grenzüberschreitend / grenzübergreifend

Crown Court

(UK) higher court of first instance criminal cases in England and Wales

custom and usage

handelsüblich

Bsp. according to custom and usage --> gemäss dem Handelsgebrauch

cybersquatting

Domainbesetzer

practice of registering internet domain names that are associated with another company and then demanding payment from that company through the sale or licensing of that domain name

damage

Schaden / Verlust

damages

Schadenersatz

date of employment

Anstellungsbeginn / Beschäftigungsbeginn

de facto

--> in fact

faktisch

debenture

Schuldschein(-verschreibung)

(US) secured debt instrument

(US) unsecured debt

debtor

Schuldner

default

Verzug

Versäumnis

defendant

Angeklagter

--> used when referring to (bezugnehmend auf) the answering party to a petition for a court order

delegate

beauftragen

--> to give duties (Aufgaben/Pflichten) to another

delegate

Delegierter/Abgeordneter

delegation of duties

transfer of responsibilities to be performed under a contract to another

delegator

Delegierender

delivery

Lieferung

design right

Recht am Design

legally protected interest in the form of appearance, style or texture of a particular item

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