Legal English 1

Definitions

Definitions

Selina Walter

Selina Walter

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stand by what has been decided

stare decisis

reason for decision

ratio decidendi

a previous decision which may be followed

persuasive precedent

ignoring a statute or House of Lords judgment

per incuriam

statement that a legal ruling in a past case is wrong

overruling

a decision where there is no previous law to follow

original precedent

everything else said that isn't directly relevant to the case

obiter dicta

a previous decision which must be followed

binding precedent

higher court in the same case overturns the decision

reversing

avoiding the past case because the facts are different

distinguishing

a criminal offence involving violent or noisy behaviour which causes a public disturbance

a breach of the peace

a promise usually sworn on the bible

an oath

a punishment handed down by a judge which results in the offender going to prison

a custodial sentence; a term of imprisonment (Gefängnisstrafe)

a person who the police believe has commited a crime

a suspect

an arrest made by a member of the public, i.e. who is not a police officer

a citizen's arrest

to act over and above one's power or responsibility

to exceed one's remit

an order from a Magistrate or a District Judge which authorises the police to arrest a suspect

an arrest warrant

to use something in a way which is wrong or harmful

to abuse sth

the range of something, e.g. powers or authority

the scope of sth

to get involved in something

to intervene in sth

to seize someone by legal authority and detain(festnehmen) them

to arrest sbdy

to become operative; to come into effect

to come into force

to keep following sbdy; to pursue or chase sbdy

to hound sbdy; to harass sbdy

a draft law

a Bill

to start using sth which has been officially decided upon

to implement sth (vollziehen)

a change e.g. to a law

an amendment to sth

a condition in a legal document

a provision

a serious civil disturbance (involving 12 or more people) usually involving the throwing of stones and petrol bombs

a riot, rioting

Betrug

fraud/ deception

Diebstahl

theft

schwere Körperverletzung

grievous bodily harm

Körperverletzung

actual bodily harm

Körperverletzung

actual bodily harm

Raub

robbery

Einbruchsdiebstahl

burglary

strafbare Sachbeschädigung

criminal damage

Vergewaltigung

rape

Mord

murder

Brandstiftung

arson

Erpressung

blackmail