Legal English
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | Université |
| Crée / Actualisé | 28.06.2014 / 29.04.2019 |
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to hear the defence and prosecution arguments and reach a decision
(to) consider/ (to) hear a case
is used to set out rules on how countries interact in areas such as trade, environment or law
international law
the person acussed of a crime
defendant
amount of time a guilty person must spend in jail
prison sentence
a case under civil law
civil case
the person in charge of the trial, responsible for the running of the trial
judge
the final decision in a trial
verdict
is a system of law concernend with crimes and the punishment of criminals
criminal law
to declare that someone is gulity of crime
sentence
sets out the rules for money that is put into an investment such as pension funds
trust law
a trial involving a criminal act
criminal trial
members of the public who have been chosen to hear the case and decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent
jury
when the prosecution decides to press charges and asks curt to hear the case
(to) prosecute
people who might have seen the crime or have knowledge of it
witness
to file charges against another person
(to) bring a case
a case involving a criminal act
criminal case
when a trial has to be stopped due to a problem with the proceedings
mistrial
laws based on previous legal decisions and tradition
common law
a way of referring to the defendant when the trial is taking place
(to) be on trial
to discuss and consider the case with members of the jury
(to) deliberate
a court session before the actual hearing
pretrial hearing
to end a case wthout reaching a verdict
(to) dismiss a case
a formal statement given in court by a witness under oath
(to) testify
the process of examining evidence and deciding if someone has broken the law
trial
someone who has studied law and has a special qualification to represent people in court or other legal actions
lawyer
to try to prove that the accused is innocent
(to) defend a case
laws created by the government
legislation
the facts related to a crime
evidence
a trial of someone acussed of killing another person
murder trial
to decide not to prosecute a case
(to) drop a case
a case that will be heard in court
court case
is used by citizens when they want to challenge government decisions
administrative law
part of the law that deals with disagreements between private individuals
civil law
the lawyer that represents the person accused of a crime
defence lawyer
sets rules on agreements to buy and sell items and services
contract law
relates to the running of governments and civil rights
constitutional law
a system of rules that people are supposed to follow in a society/ country
law
helps people to make claims for compensation when someone hurts them or their property
tort law
money paid to the court if found guilty of a crime
fine
to have done no wrong
innocent
