VOCABULARY CHECK Flashcards
act for (a client)
represent [,repri’zent] (a client); 代理
advocacy [‘ædvəkəsi]
the skill of speaking for someone in court / pleading a case ;辩护
allegation [,æli’ɡeiʃən]
the process of making a claim in the civil court； 起诉
appear [ə’piə]
出庭
attorney [ə’tə:ni]
This person is a lawyer who gives legal advice to individuals and companies. He or she passed his or her exams in the USA at the end of his or her studies and is usually a member of the American Bar Association. 律师
bailiff [‘beɪlɪf]
执行官
barrister [‘bæristə]
the person is a lawyer who gives legal advice and opinions to solicitors. He or she passed the exams of the Bar Council of England &Wales at the end of his or her studies. 大律师
breach [bri:tʃ]
break 违反
capital [‘kæpɪt(ə)l]
the total amount of money,property and other assets that a business has. 资本，资产
carelessness [‘kεəlisnis]
negligence [‘neɡlidʒəns]； 疏忽大意
civil law [‘sɪvl]
the law concerning the rights and duties of private individuals and companies rather than criminal matters. 民法
claimant [‘kleɪm(ə)nt]
the person who starts the claim / plantiff; 原告
client [‘klaiənt]
委托人，客户
conveyancing [kən’veɪənsɪŋ]
the legal process involved in transferring the ownership of a house or land from seller to the buyer. 产权转让
criminal law [‘kriminəl]
the law that punishes acts against a person or against property that people consider to be harmful to the whole community. The state prosecutes criminals. 刑法
damages [‘dæmidʒs]
compensation [,kɔmpen’seiʃən] 赔偿金
to deal with someone or something
to do business with someone or to take the correct action in an area of work. 交易
debt [det]
sum of money that you owe. 债务
defendant [dɪ’fɛndənt]
被告
discriminate [dɪ’skrɪmɪnet] (against someone)
means to behave differently towards that person, usually in the workplace, because of their age,sex or the colour of their skin. 歧视
to be in dispute [‘dɪs’pjʊt]
to have a serious disagreement with another person. 与…产生争议
to be in dispute [‘dɪs’pjʊt]
to have a serious disagreement with another person. 与…产生争议
to be in dispute [‘dɪs’pjʊt]
to have a serious disagreement with another person. 与…产生争议
divorce [di’vɔ:s]
a legal ending of a marriage. 离婚
to draft a document
to write a document. 起草文件
employment law
劳工法，就业法
family law
家庭法
formation of a business
the establishment of a new business in a specific way. 商业模式
hear [hiə]
listen to the details of the claim and listen to what the claimant and the defendant say about their dispute. 审理
immigration [,imi’ɡreiʃən] law
移民法案
insolvent [ɪn’sɒlv(ə)nt]
not having enough money to pay your debt. 破产者，无力偿还者；破产的，无力偿还的
intellectual property law
知识产权法
to issue [‘ɪʃu] a claim
to start a claim 起诉
to give a judgment [‘dʒʌdʒmənt]
to officially announce the result of the case. the judge may give the reasons for the decision. 宣判，判决
land law
土地法
landlord [‘lændlɔ:d]
a person who owns a house, a flat [flæt] or office and receives rent from someone for allowing them to live there, or use the buliding for business purposes. 房东
law firm [fɜːm]
律所
the law of contract
合同法
the law of equity and trusts
衡平法
the law of tort
侵权行为法
lease [lis]
an agreement to allow someone to use land or buildings for a fixed period of time in return for a payment of rent. 租约
legal [‘li:ɡəl]
allowed by the law. 合法的
legal practice
法律实践
litigation [,liti’ɡeiʃən]
the process of making a claim in the civil court. 诉讼（民事）
maternity [mə’tə:niti] leave
the time period when a woman is not at work before and after the birth of her baby. her empolyer usually pays her for part or all of the time that she is away. 产假
a matter
a subject or situation, e.g. a criminal matter, a civil matter. 事件
merge [mə:dʒ]
two companies join together to form one. 合并
negligence [‘neɡlidʒəns]
someone was not careful enough and this person’s carelessness hurt another person as a result. 疏忽大意
no win-no fee
if the client doesn’t win the case then he or she doesn’t have to pay for the lawyer’s services. 风险代理
obligation [,ɔbli’ɡeiʃən]
义务，责任
owe [əʊ]
have to pay someone for something that they have done for you or given to you. 欠
to have ownership of a property
the property belongs to you .you are the owner of the property. 拥有所有权
partnership [‘pɑ:tnəʃip]
a business which a minimum of two people own and control. 合伙
a party to a court case
the claimant or the defendant.
plaintiff [‘pleɪntɪf]
claimant 原告
plead [pli:d] a case
speak for someone in court. 辩护
practise [‘præktis]
实践，练习
procedure [prə’si:dʒə]
a decided way of doing somthing. 程序，步骤
starting proceedings
start a claim in the civil court. sometimes call this process “filing a claim” or “ issuing a claim “ 起诉
to be qualified
合格的，有资格的
real estate [i’steit]
a more formal way of saying land and houses. 不动产
goods
things that are produced so that they can be sold.
redundancy [rɪ’dʌnd(ə)nsɪ]
a situation where someone loses his or her job because an employer no longer needs so many employees. 裁员
represent [,repri’zent]
代表
represent [,repri’zent]
代表
prosecute [‘prɔsikju:t]
to take legal action against someone in the criminal court. 检控，刑事起诉
right of audience [‘ɔ:diəns]
is allowed to be heared in a particular court
respond to a claim
confirm that you have received the claim and to say what you will do next.
to have a right
(in intellectual property law) to have a legal interest in something; it is yours.
serve [sə:v] a claim upon someone
send the claim to the defendant ‘s address and make sure that he or she receives it. 送达
sick pay
the money that an employer must pay to an empolyee when that empolyee is ill and cannot work. 病假工资
solicitor [sə’lɪsɪtə]
a lawyer who gives legal advice to individual and companies.
specialise [‘speʃəlaiz]
专门研究
sue [sju:, su:]
suing someone is a more informal way of saying starting proceedings against someone. 控告、起诉
tenant [‘tenənt]
a person who pays rent to the owner of a house, a flate or an office in return for living there, or for using the buliding for business purposes. 承租人
tort [tɔːt]
An action that someone hurts or harms another person because of breaking the duty of care.侵权
unfair dismissal [dɪs’mɪsl]
a situation where someone loses his or her job for a reason that is not valid. 不当解聘
valid [‘vælɪd]
legally correct and acceptable. 有效的，正当的
will
a legal document in which a person gives details of what they want to happen to their property after their death. 遗嘱
fund
a amount of money that a person or organisation keeps to pay for something in particular.基金
起草合同
to draft a contract
信守合同
to honour a contract
违约
to breach a contract
an attorney at law
律师
to work on something
做某事
to send a cheque for an amount of money
开出一张多少钱的发票
subject to something
受…制约
成为一名律师
to qualify as a lawyer
成为一位法官
to sit as a judge
获得一些经验
to gain some experience
参加考试
to take an exam
被称为
to be known as something
与某人合作/合伙
to go into partnership with someone
专长于某方面
to specialise in something
在…工作
to work in a ( business )
主审案件
to preside [prɪ’zaɪd] over a case
立遗嘱
to make a will
被裁员
to be made redundant [rɪ’dʌnd(ə)nt]
从某国进口产品
to import goods from another country
进口到某国
to import goods into a country
注重/慎重/小心对待
to take care over/with something
接待某人/处理某事
to deal with something or someone
maritime [‘mærɪtaɪm] law
the law that deals with everything connected with the sea or ships
the law of tort
the law that deal with every citizen’s responsibility not to harm other people in any way , even if it is not a contractual or criminal situation
business and company law
the law that deals with the way businesses are set up (created) and run (operated) and how they must work in relation to each other and the general piblic
contract law
the law that deals with private agreements between people or companies and tries to make sure that no one suffers [‘sʌfə] a loss if an agreement is broken
the law of equity & trusts
the law that deals with situations where someone has control of property for a period of time and must look after it for the benefit of someone else
I.T. law
the law that deals with everything connected with information and how it is passed between people, especially by means of the internet
intellectual property law
the law that deals with the protection of the rights of inventors (who might invent a new drug or machine) or artistes (who might write a book or a song)
family law
the law that deals with events such as divorce and custody [‘kʌstədɪ] of (the right to look after) children
employment / labour law
the law that deals with people’s rights, pay or conditions in the workplace
the law of real property / conveyancing
the law that deals with land, including transferring the ownership of building or land from one person to another
传递信息
to pass information
遭受损失
to suffer a loss
建立业务
to set up a business
经营业务
to run a business
索赔
to claim damages
sole [səʊl] practitioners [præk’tɪʃ(ə)nə]
self-employed
裁剪（员）某人
to make sb. redundant [rɪ’dʌnd(ə)nt]
破产程序
insolvency [ɪn’sɒlv(ə)nsɪ] procedures
mediation [miːdɪ’eɪʃ(ə)n]
the process of two people taliking about their legal problem with an independent person to help them agree on a solution.
同工同酬
to get equal pay for doing the same job
投资总额
total amount of investment
合资公司
join venture company
注册资本
registered capital
出资
investment contribution
认缴/缴付出资
investment subscribed [səb’skraɪbd]
机器设备
machinery [mə’ʃiːn(ə)rɪ] and equipment
厂房
premises [‘premɪsɪz]
土地使用权
land use right
工业产权
industrial property
专利权
patent right
商标权
trademark right
知识产权
intellectual property
无形财产权
intangible [ɪn’tæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l] property right
智力活动
intellectual activities
智力
intelligence [ɪn’telɪdʒ(ə)ns]
看不见的
invisible [ɪn’vɪzɪb(ə)l]
精神财富
spiritual wealth
精神权利
spiritual right
作者有在其作品上署名的权利
the writer has the right to sign off on his work
技术创新
technological innovation
刺激政策
incentive [ɪn’sentɪv] policies
刺激政策是指中央和地方政府在困难时期出台的以刺激经济发展为目的的一系列政策
Incentive policies refer to a series of policies issued by the central and local governments in difficult times to stimulate the development of the economy.
经济低迷
economic recessions
某种程度上
in a certain way / to some degree
经济萎缩
contraction [kən’trækʃ(ə)n] of the economy
不情愿
reluctant [rɪ’lʌkt(ə)nt]
有很多因素要考虑
there are more factors to consider
协调和调整
in coordination with and adjust
开发商
estate agent
