English for Law

A serious crime (such as murder or rape).

An intentional act by one person that creates a fear in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact, even though contact is not required.

An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. Although actual injury is not a requirement this type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.

The unlawful touching the person of another by the aggressor himself, or any other substance put in motion by him. It must be either wilfully committed, or proceed from want of due care. Hence an injury, be it never so small, done to the person of another, in an angry, spiteful, rude or insolent manner, as by spitting in his face, or any way touching him in anger, or violently jostling him, are batteries in the eye of the law. 

Theft or fraudulent conversion of money entrusted to one's care.

A voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another. Examples are seen in cases where trees are cut down and the lumber hauled from the land by someone not having clear ownership; or removing furniture belonging to another from a cohabited dwelling, placing it in storage and not telling the owner of the whereabouts.

The crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person.

The illegal taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the purpose of depriving the owner of its possession.

To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial.

Early release of a prisoner who is then subject to continued monitoring as well as compliance with certain terms and conditions for a specified period.

The denial, refusal, or rejection of a right, power, or responsibility.

The specific manner of expressing in words in a speech or piece of writing

A condition, requirement, or item specified in a legal instrument.

Consistent conditions; conditions conforming to one standard.

A defect in a legal document that can render it invalid.

To be in conflict with, to disregard, to breach

To make into law

Something is doubtful or uncertain, and therefore capable of being understood in more possible senses

A private or civil wrongful act that causes another person harm or damage and entitles him or her to compensation.

Responsible or obligated.

To act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious.

In tort law, ____ (or delict in Scots law) is a legal obligation set on an individual requiring that they confirm to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence.

The High Court has ruled two publicans did not owe ____ to an elderly man whom they had served up to six pints of Guinness before he drove away and died in a road incident in which a woman was also killed.

To clarify and resolve an issue in order to conclude the argument (e.g. lawsuit)

A legal directive or order commanding a certain behaviour, mostly granted by courts.

The Chancellor could order litigants to appear before him, without the use if writs. He could order justice to be done in various ways, in particular he could issue ____ which ordered a person to behave in a particular way.

The act of making a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone

A published statement or picture that unfairly damages a person's good name or reputation.

The making, drawing, or altering a document with the intent to defraud. A signature made without the person knowing of or consenting to it.

The certificates he has produced in corroboration are ____

Not authentic or genuine

The right to act and make decisions for another person in business and legal matters

The legal process of transferring property from one owner to another.

the net worth of a person at any point in time. It is the sum of a person's assets - legal rights, interests and entitlements to property of any kind - less all liabilities at that time.

A method of gaining legal title to real property by the actual, open, hostile, and continuous possession of it to the exclusion of its true owner for the period prescribed by state law.

a piece of land.

The formal right of ownership of property.

Sometimes, lenders will give buyers a reduced interest rate by having the “good credit” spouse take ____ to the property as a sole owner, and having the “bad credit” spouse quitclaim (give up) all their rights to the home.

To receive property from a decedent's estate.

To confiscate

First or highest in rank, quality, or importance; principal.

To discuss an issue or argue about a question by considering different options and opinions

Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.