Legal English

Satz: There is no competence of the European Parliament for coordinating civil law.

Synonym: 1) legal system developed from Roman codified law, established by a state for its regulation; 2) area of the law concerned with non-criminal matters, rights and remedies

Deutsch: kontinentaleuropäisches Rechtssytem; Zivilrecht

Verwendung: civil law code = buergerliches Gesetzbuch;

Satz: One third of the world's population live in common law jurisdictions or in systems mixed with civil law.

Synonym: 1) body of law formed through judicial/court decisions, as opposed to law formed through statutes or written legislation 2) the legal system in England and most of the US which has developed over a period of time from old customs and court decisions, rather than laws made in Parliament

Deutsch: Gewohnheitsrecht/Fallrecht/Richterrecht

Verwendung: common-law spouse = Lebensgefaehrte; common law marriage = eheaehnliche Lebensgemeinschaft

Satz: We are bound to the original contract.

Synonym: to place under legal obligation by contract or oath (Eid)

Deutsch: verpflichten, binden

Verwendung: bind = Fessel, Bindebogen; double-bind = Zwickmuehle; to be bound by contract = vertraglich verpflichtet sein

Satz: Judges are bound by the written law and its provisions.

Synonym: a statement within an agreement or a law that a particular thing must happen or be done, especially before another can happen or be done

Deutsch: Bestimmung

Verwendung: administrative provision = Verordnungsbestimmung; contractual provision = vertragliche Bestimmung; to provision sb. = jdn. mit Lebensmitteln versorgen

Satz: Common law was originally developed through custom, at a time before laws were written down.

Synonym: a way of behaving or a belief which has been established for a long time

Deutsch Gewohnheit, Brauch

Verwendung: by custom = aus Gewohnheit; custom (adj) = benutzerdefiniert; custom of trade = Handelssitte;

Satz: This constitutes a precedent.

Synonym: judicial decision that serves as an authority for deciding a later case;

Deutsch: der Praezedenzfall; Beispielsfall;

Verwendung: binding precedent = bindender Praezedenzfall; to set a precedent = einen Praezedenzfall schaffen; to quote a precedent = sich auf einen Praezedenzfall berufen

Satz: City rejects court ruling over lost paintings.

Synonym: an authoritative/court decision on a case or a legal question.

Deutsch: gerichtliche Entscheidung; Beschluss

Verwendung: binding ruling = rechtskraeftige Entscheidung; court ruling = Gerichtsentscheidung; landmark ruling = historische Entscheidung

Satz: The federal court and the state court had concurrent jurisdiction.

Synonym: (1) Power of a court, authority or other official body to decide a legal case or to make an order. (2) Area in which a particular legal system operates. (3) Territory in which this power exists.

Deutsch: Einflussbereich; Gerichtsstand; rechtliche Zustaendigkeit

Verwendung: jurisdiction agreement = Gerichtsstandsvereinbarung; competent jurisdiction = rechtliche Zustaendigkeit; tax jurisdiction = das Besteuerungsrecht

Satz: Evidence showed that he was the murderer.

Synonym: Data/information presented to a court or jury to proove the facts; may include the testimony of witnesses,documents or objects.

Deutsch: der Beweis; Beweismittel; Beweisfuehrung;

Verwendung: evidence for the defence = Entlastungsmaterial; evidence of title = Eigentumsnachweis; to accept as evidence = als Beweismaterial anerkennen; to evidence = bescheinigen

Satz: He/she is a lawyer with a background in civil litigation.

Synonym: Act of bringing/contesting a legal action in court, a judical contest

Deutsch: das Gerichtsverfahren; der Prozess; der Rechtsstreit;

Verwendung: risk of litigation = Prozessrisiko; costs of litigation = die Prozesskosten;

Satz: In the adversarial system, the defendant is not required to give testimony.

Synonym: a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal

Deutsch: der Angeklagte

Verwendung: co- defendant = Mitangeklagter, main defendant = Hauptangeklagter, the defendant party = die angeklagte Partei

Satz: According to witnesses, the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys.

Synonym: a person who sees (or hears) an event happening, especially a crime or an accident

Deutsch: der Zeuge

Verwendung: to witness = bezeugen

Satz: I want to see my attorney before I say anything.

Synonym: someone whose job it is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court

Deutsch: Rechtsanwalt

Verwendung: a defense attorney = Strafverteidiger

Satz: The judge tries to ask all relevant questions.

Synonym: a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters

Deutsch: Richter

Verwendung: to judge = beurteilen, judgement = Urteil, judgemental = voreingenommen

Satz: After a year spent in solitary confinement, he publicly recanted (his views).

Synonym: to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you no longer agree with them

Deutsch: widerrufen

Verwendung: recantation = die Widerrufung, recanting = widerrufend

Satz: The Town Council will conduct a public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance concerning property tax.

Synonym: law enacted by a town, city or county government

Deutsch: Rechtsverordnung, Verfügung, Satzung

Satz: According to the regulations concerning working time, overtime work is work which is officially ordered in excess of 40 hours in a working week or in excess of eight hours a day.

Synonym: rules issued by a government agency to carry out the intent of the law; authorised by a statute, and generally providing more detail on a subject

Deutsch: gesetzliche Regulierung, Bestimmung

Verwendung: to regulate - etwas reglementieren, anordnen

Satz: Today the Austrian government presented a bill for acceptance.

Synonym: A governmental proposal for a future law.

Deutsch: Gesetzesentwurf, Faktura, Geldschein

Verwendung: to bill - etwas fakturieren, berechnen

Satz: A solicitor is preparing the documents for the next lawsuit.

Synonym: This is a person who acts as a consultant for law issues, preparing cases.

Deutsch: Rechtsreferent, Rechtsanwalt, Notar

Verwendung: to solicit - etwas anfordern, erbitten

Satz: I hired the best barrister available in town for the litigation tomorrow.

Synonym: This is the person who is allowed to work at higher courts as a lawyer.

Deutsch: Anwalt, Rechtsanwalt, Gerichtsanwalt

Verwendung: to be called to the Bar = als Anwalt vor Gericht zugelassen werden (GB); bar = Gericht