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Legal English 1

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the authority that a court has to make legal decisions

jurisdiction

to lead or be in charge of sth, e.g. a court case or a meeting

to preside over

to force sth upon sbdy, e.g. a punishment/ a fine/ a tax

to impose sth on sbdy

to send sbdy somewhere else

to refer sbdy elsewhere

the legal ending of a marriage

divorce

trained laywer who assists JPs in the Magistrates' Courts

justices' clerk

a tax levied by a local council (calculated according to the value of the house)

council tax

a type of judge in the Magistrates' Courts who has no formal legal training

JP, lay magistrate