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Is official authority to take a certain action
Accreditation
Is a person who works in law and gives legal advice
attorney
Is an attorney´s assistant with specialized legal training
paralegal
is a person or company who brings a case to court agains another person because they want to recover compensation for loss or injury
plaintiff
are the money a person recives to compansate for loss or injury
damages
is a punishment in wich someone must be pay money
fine
damages are fees that must be pay in punishment for a wrongdoing
punitive
is law wich is involved in getting compensation for a civil wrongdoing that caused loss or injury
tort law
is a person and her attorney or just the attorney taking legal action against someone
prosecution
someone means to decide officially that someone is not guilty of a crime
acquit
is a request for a decision to be investigated again
appeal
is when a person is formally charged with an offence and has the oportunity to plead guily or not guily
arraignment
means attacking another person
assault
is an officer in court who keeps order and enforces good behavior
bailiff
means hurting another person
battery
are articles about individual legal cases
case annotation
is when people obey and order or request
compliance
is the person who writes everything that is said in court
court reporter
is a legal book wich summarizes individual cases
digest
is when a lawyer asks for and examines information about a case from the lawyer on the opposing side
discovery
is a collection of forms and document wich are required or recommended to be use in legal cases
form book
is and administrative department wich is run by the goverment
goverment agency
is a jury that cannot agree on wheter someone is guily or innocent
hung jury
is an official court order that stops a person or company from doing something or forces them to do it
injunction
if something - something else, it has a seriously negative effect on it
jeopardize
is an academic magazine which presents formal articles
journal
is a person who is a member of a jury
juror
is a legal action that is brought in court by one person or company agains another
lawsuit
is the use of lawyers and the legal system to help solve a problem
legal action
is the method of interpreting laws and putting them into effect
legal system
means legal responsability
liability
is a paper which gives permission for you to do or own something
license
is a trial in which no decision is made
mistrial
means to break the law
offend
a suspect is given the chance to stand trial for a lesser offence if he pleads guilty
plea bargain
A - person shows an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something
prejudiced
means to be in charge of a formal meeting or ceremony
preside
meeting in which they attempt to come to an agreement
pre-trial hearing
are texts that gives information about goverment´s laws
primary material
is the act of dealing with a dead person ´s property and will
probate
is a period of time in which a criminal must behave well, otherwise he will go to jail
probation
are a series of events that happen in a formal, controled way
proceedings
is certification that someone has completed a course of study
qualification
is an official rule
regulation
is to come to an agreement and end a dispute without furter need of litigation
settle
to - evidence means to prevent other people from seeing or using it
suppress
is a jury decision regarding whether someone is guily or innocent
verdict
something means go nearer to it
approach
is the name of the place where a judge sits in a court
bench
if a person opinions are - , then they show unreasonable preference
biased
is an administrative system ran by many officers, administrators and petty officials
bureaucracy
means punishing a person with death
capital punishment
means to accuse them formaly of a crime
charge
write information that u found in another book and mention who wrote originally
cite
is a person who assist the judge with writting or administration
clerk of the court
means to disobey or break the law
commit a crime
is an award to make up for a wrongdoing
compensation
is an accusation on a civil court
complaint
is a collection of texts and information which is available in a computer
computerized databases
is a place where justice is administered
court
if something has -, it is believable
credibility
is a person who has been accused of a wrogdoing in the legal system
defendant
is the person accused and his attorney
defense
is steps taken to punish a person
disciplinary action
is a disagreement or a conflict
dispute
is a citizen´s guarantee that she will receive a fair trial
due process
can give professional opions on the facts of the case
expert witness
is a person who saw the incident which is under investigation
eyewitness
if someone sees something -, they actually see the event
first hand
is a person who supports the client case
friendly witness
is a person who does not supports the client case
hostile witness
something is to start a process
initiate
is the person who is in charge of and decides cases in a court
judge
its connected to the law
legal
is a book which gives brief information about a wide range of legal matters
legal encyclopedia
it´s in the form of money
monetary
is failure to do the things that u have a duty to do
negligence
you manage to come to an agreement over a dificult situation
negotiate
is information, documentary or verbal, which can help to show the truth in a case
proof
is the details about a book that was used to help write the document
reference
means to make them suffer for their wrongdoing
punish
u find a solution to a problem
resolve
is a person or a thing that gives information or help
resource
means to formally decide what punishment will they get for their crime
sentence
is one of a system of rules about how to behave for formal occasions
protocol
is the crime of lying while giving evidence in court
perjury
they dont want it to be reported in public
off the record
is the crime of killing another person
murder
is a group of people who listen to evidence and decided whether someone is guilty or innocent
jury
is where the jury sits during a trial
jury box
is a large secure building where criminals may go
jail
speak when the other person has not finished
interrupt
means to speak to someone using a formal word of phrase
address
Is the space in front of the judge in a courtroom
Well
Make them promise to tell the truth, you tell the truth
Sworn in
They have promised to tell the truth in a court
Under oath
They have promised to tell the truth in a court
Under oath
