Legal English 1
Definitions
Definitions
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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
to give sbdy the official permission to do sth, e.g. to sell alcohol
license
a professional judge at the Magistrates' Courts
disctrict judge
a minor crime tried at the Magistrates' Courts
summary offence
a crime which can be tried either at the Magistrates' Court or the Crown Court
either way offence, offence triable either way
a serious crime tried at the Crown Court
indictable offence
not serious, important or large
minor
the lowest level of courts where a case is first heard
first instance courts, courts of first instance
to say officially in a court of law that sbdy is to receive a particular punishment
to sentence sbdy to
a formal declaration that somebody is guilty of a criminal offence
conviction
the process of making or defending a claim in a court of law
litigation
an official request from one of the parties to have a case reheard by a higher court
appellate
an official request from one of the parties to have a case reheard by a higher court
appellate
an official request from one of the parties to have a case reheard by a higher court
appellate
an official request from one of the parties to have a case reheard by a higher court
appeal
the punishment handed out by a court
sentence
of or relating to an appeal
appellate
civil cases in which the victim has suffered physical harm
personal injury cases
quickly and effectively
expeditiously
the state of not having any money and not being able to pay one's debts
bankruptcy
something wrong that sbdy does to sbdy else that is not criminal, but that can lead to action in a civil court
tort, civil wrong
the principle kind of judge found at a County Court
district judge
the process of making or defending a claim in a court of law
litigation
it means the fair treatment of people
justice
the division of the High Court which deals with contract cases
Queen's Bench Division (QBD)
the court complex situated on the Strand in London
Royal Courts of Justice
the head of the Chancery Division of the High Court
Vice Chancellor
causing disagreement between people
contentious
the document in which a person who has died states what will happen to his property
will
the official process of proving that a will is valid
probate
the money that a government receives from taxes
revenue
a new trial of a person who has already been judged once in a court of law
retrial
to officialy say that a decision in a criminal case is no longer valid or correct and that the defendant is no longer guilty
to quash a conviction
