lesson 10 - legal idioms Flashcards
What legally associate expression would you use to implying that you are still not sure of the outcome?
the jury is still out
As a matter of law though, a hung jury, also known as a what?
a deadlocked jury
in law, a hung jury is a jury that can not come to an agreement or on a verdict
What does the term “Kangaroo Court” mean?
In America it is used to describe unfair, biased, or hasty judicial proceeding that ends in a harsh punishment.
These roving judges were paid on the basis of how many trials they conducted, and in some instances their salary depended on the fines from the defendants they convicted.
Therefore, the term kangaroo court comes from the image of these judges, then, hopping from place to place, guided less by concern for justice than by the desire to wrap up as many trials and convictions as quickly as possible.
What expression is used in English to express “bureaucracy”?
red tape
What phrase is used only by lawyers to express “oh, by the way” in normal English?
as a side bar
What legally associate expression would you use to describe discussing something for a long time - without ultimately coming to an agreement?
a hung jury
