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Vocabulary 2nd Year 2nd Semester Flashcards

1
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the same

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equal

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2
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the things that you should be allowed to have

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rights

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3
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a feeling you have that you have done right or wrong

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conscience

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4
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to have the right to do or have something

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entitled

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5
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difference

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distinction

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6
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a group of people with distinct physical characteristics or culture

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race

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7
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referring to government or party politics

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political

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8
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having the legal power over someone or something

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jurisdictional

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9
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the act of limiting something

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limitation

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10
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the situation of being free

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liberty

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11
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the situation of being a person who belongs to someone and works for them without payment

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slavery

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12
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the situation of having to work very hard for someone, usually in poor

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servitude

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13
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the buying and selling of people against their will

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slave trade

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14
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to say that something must not happen

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prohibited

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15
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hurting someone badly so that they are forced to give information

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torture

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16
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causing fear, anguish and inferiority

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degrading

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17
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the unfair treatment of someone because of their colour, class, religion, language, etc

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discrimination

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18
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the act of breaking a rule

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violation

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19
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the act of encouraging, persuading or advising someone to do something morally or legally wrong

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incitement

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20
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a court, often one which specialises in a particular area of law

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tribunals

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21
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basic, essential

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fundamental

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22
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laws and principles under which a country is governed

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constitution

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23
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done at random, without reason

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arbitrary

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24
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the act of keeping someone so that he / she cannot escape or enjoy freedom

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detention

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25
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the punishment of being made to live in another country, or another part of a country

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exile

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26
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not biased or prejudiced

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impartial

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27
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duty to do something

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obligations

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28
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the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee

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asylum

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29
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hostility and ill-treatment, especially on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or political beliefs

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persecution

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30
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to use a law in order to achieve something

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invoked

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31
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the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge:

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prosecutions

32
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not having the things that are necessary for a pleasent life

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deprived

33
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the last stage ofliquidation, the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company are gone forever.

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dissolution

34
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permission for something to happen or agreement to do something

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consent

35
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a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour:

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conscience

36
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something that is usally or regularly done, often as a habit, tradition, or custom

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practice

37
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a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

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assembly

38
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force oroblige(someone) to do something.

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compelled

39
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a person under the age of 18

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minor

40
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The state of being less than 18 years old

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minority

41
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The money paid by the state to a person who is responsible for a child under 16 years of age

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child benefit

42
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money paid regularly by one parent to the other parent, who is looking after a child / children.

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Child Support

43
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payment made by a divorced or separated husband or wife to the former spouse, to help pay for living expenses and also for the cost of bringing up the children.

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Child Maintenance

44
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money a person receives when they retire

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pension

45
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When two people divorce or get separated and one of them has care of their children, the other has the right to see the child regularly.

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Child access

46
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a child or young person who acts in an antisocial way or breaks the law

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delinquent

47
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the act of causing delinquent acts

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delinquency

48
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the act of looking after and bringing up a child who is not your own

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fostering

49
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the act of having your children supervised while they are at home to make sure they are being well cared for

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supervision

50
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the act of becoming the legal parent of a child which is not your own

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adoption

51
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If a parent or guardian fails to provide a child with adequate shelter, food, clothing, medical attention and supervision

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neglect/abuse

52
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if a woman is physically unable to conceive and have a baby, the couple may ask another woman to have the baby for them and then give the baby to them

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surrogate -

53
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a person appointed by a court to represent a child in a legal action

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Guardian ad Litem

54
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the action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism:

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Truancy
(1. to play truant - verb
2. truant - noun)

55
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when children are taken away from their home and parents / guardians by the local social services.

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Care Order

56
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The local social services regularly visit the home to check that children are being well cared for.

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Supervision Order

57
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A court can order the police or other legally-appointed body to enter a house where they think a child might be held against his / her will, in bad conditions, or illegally by a person not entitled to look after the child.

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Search and Find Order

58
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If a person knows where a child is being illegally held, they must give this information to the police or the court, or face prosecution.

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Disclosure Order

59
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The court can prevent one parent from taking a child away from the other parent (often used if there is a danger the parent will take the child out of the country).

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Prohibited Steps Order

60
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If the parents cannot decide what to do about major issues related to their children, they can let a court decide for them.

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Specific Issue Order

61
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A separated or divorced parent wants to see his / her children (who are living with the other parent) for short periods on a regular basis.

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Contact Order

62
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In cases of separation and divorce, this decides who the child will live with (in other words, who gets custody of the child)

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Residence Order

63
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a contract between a man and a woman to become husband and wife

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marriage

64
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a word meaning husband or wife

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spouse

65
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someone you live with and with whom you have a sexual relationship

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partner

66
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the state of two married people no longer living with each other

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separation

67
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the legal termination of a marriage

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divorce

68
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to declare that a marriage had no legal effect

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to annul

69
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the notifiable offence of going through a ceremony of marriage to someone when you are still married to someone else

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bigamy

70
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voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.

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adultery by one spouse

71
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abandon of a person in a way considered disloyal

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desertion by one spouse

72
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money that a court orders a husband to pay regularly to his separated or divorced wife

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alimony

73
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the person or persons most closely related to you. If you are married

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next of kin

74
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an order by a court of law stating the date on which a marriage will end unless a good reason not to grant a divorce is produced.

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decree nisi

75
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when the divorce comes into force

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decree absolut

Limbaj juridic (35 decks)

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