English for Law
English for Law C1-C2
English for Law C1-C2
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To make a claim as justification; to make an assertion without proof
to allege, alleging
To claim that something is true, especially in an argument; maintain
To contend
To assert or express the opposite of (a statement), to be contrary to; be inconsistent with.
To contradict
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate
To establish
To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
To invoke
Almost devoid of meaning.
Virtually meaningless
To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
shift from ... to
The medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end.
Assisted suicide occurs where the doctor provides the ____ by which the patient can commit suicide.
Means
To apply by authority
to impose
Invested with power, especially legal power or official authority
empowered to
The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.
Mr Connolly’s estate brought ____ seeking an indemnity or contribution from the two publicans, as owners and operators of the Diamond Bar, Tullaghan, Co Leitrim, in relation to that award.
proceedings
To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president
to preside
A written statement that is made to a judge in a court
Written submissions
To be given permission
Granted (of )leave
To accept or agree to something, or to decide to have something, although it is not exactly what you want or it is not the best
To settle for (something)
To take priority over something/someone
to prevail
To exceed in value or importance, to counterbalance something
To outweigh
The process whereby the facts of the case before the court are contrasted from the facts of a case of precedent where there is an apparent similarity. By successfully distinguishing a case, the holding or legal reasoning of the earlier case will either not apply or will be limited.
Distinguishing
To determine the meaning of the words of a written document, statute or legal decision, based upon rules of legal interpretation as well as normal meanings.
To construe
A fact that would be important to a reasonable person in deciding whether to engage or not to engage in a particular transaction; an important fact as distinguished from some unimportant or trivial detail.
Material Facts
To enclose in or as if in a shrine; to cherish as sacred.
To enshrine
To represent in a physical form
Embodied in
Having as a basis.
Founded on
To originate or be derived from.
To stem from
The opposite; one of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true; opposed in nature; strongly dissimilar
Contrary to
To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case
To rebut
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing (e.g. a licence to operate a radio station).
To revoke
To annul, invalidate or overrule something
To override
To issue an authoritative command or instruction
To mandate
Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid
or:
A penalty, specified or in the form of moral pressure, that acts to ensure compliance or conformity.
To sanction
To forbid by authority such as a legislature
Motor vehicles are ____ from driving in the town centre.
To prohibit
To prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating
To suppress
To invest sth. with power or rights.
To vest
To grant (a title, degree , benefit, or right)
To confer on
To commit oneself to an obligation.
To undertake To
Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another.
Deference to
A behaviour which is not submissive to authority or a superior (e.g. employer).
Act of insubordination
To provoke something (e.g. action, riot, revolt, rebellion)
To incite
A writ ordering a person to be brought before a court or judge, so that the court may ascertain whether his detention is lawful.
Habeas corpus
Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
Unanimous
