Legal English 1
Definitions
Definitions
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the organ of state which has the power to make and change laws
the Legislature
one of the three state powers; the one which comprises the judges
the Judiciary
contained in
embodied in (enthalten)
documented
laid down, reduced to writing (niedergeschrieben)
change
amendment (noun), to amend/ alter (verb)
parliament is the supreme legislator
parliament is sovereign
solutions available at law
remedies
a law
Act (of Parliament)
basic rights
fundamental liberties, guaranteed rights by the constitution
out of convenience; political appropriateness
out of political expedience (Angemessenheit)
verbieten
forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, deny permission (to...)
erlauben
allow, permit, grant permission (to...), prescribe
zustimmen
agree to, consent to, accept
regeln
regulate (not rule), control
kontrollieren
monitor, supervise
enthalten
contain, include, embody
vorsehen
provide for, state, define, allow for, intend
vorschreiben
prescribe, proscribe, regulate, stipulate
ändern
amend, alter, change, redraft, re write (not repeal, as this means withdraw widerrufen, aufheben)
an elected representative with a seat in parliament in Westminster
Member of Parliament (MP)
an election in which all the people of a country vote to choose a government
general election
the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote
the electorate (Wahlberechtigte)
a person who is trying to be elected for a position
candidate
an election of a new MP to replace someone who has died or left parliament
by-election (Nachwahl)
a district that elects its own representative to parliament
constituency (Wahlbezirk)
a person who lives and is entitled to vote in a constituency
constituent
the day on which an election takes place
polling day
to select a candidate in an election by placing a cross next to his or her name
to cast one's vote (seine Stimme abgeben)
more than half (of the votes)
absolute majority
obtaining more votes that any other candidate but not more than half the total votes cast
simple majority
a group of MPs who join together and discuss the bills which are being worked on
parliamentary standing committee
to use sth effectively
to deploy sth. (etw. anwenden)
a draft law
a Bill
conventions and rules which prevent organs of state from abusing their power
checks and balances (gegenseitige Kontrolle)
the act of giving power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in a legal region
devolution (Übertragung)
the right of a country or region to govern itself, particulary after another country or region has governed it
(often used for Nothern Ireland)
Home Rule (autonome Selbstverwaltung)
the "signature" of the monarch on a bill which then renders it an Act of Parliament
the Royal Assent (königliche Genehmigung)
the special rights of the King or Queen
the royal prerogative (königliches Privileg)
to call people together for an official meeting
to summon (vorladen)
to discontinue a session of parliament
to prorogue (vertagen)
