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question		réponse
To acquit somebody commencer à apprendre		To decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of crime
Affidavit commencer à apprendre		A written statement that you swear is true, and that can be used as evidence in court
Contempt of court commencer à apprendre		The crime of refusing to obey an order made by a court
Impeachment commencer à apprendre		The act of charging an inportant public figure with serious crime
To remand commencer à apprendre		To send somebody away from a court to wait for their trial which will take place at a later date
Plaintiff commencer à apprendre		A person who brings an action in a court
To run in commencer à apprendre		To arrest
To bring before commencer à apprendre		To present somebody or something in the court for judgement
Allegation commencer à apprendre		Formal accusation against somebody
Lifer commencer à apprendre		A prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
Death row commencer à apprendre		The cellblock in a prison where the condemned to death await execution
Hot seat commencer à apprendre		An instrument of execution by electrocution
Defendant commencer à apprendre		Person or organisation facing a criminal charge or other legal proceeding
Lawsuit commencer à apprendre		A trial at court between two private parties
Solicitor commencer à apprendre		Lawyer advising clients and briefing barristers
Verdict commencer à apprendre		The formal decision or finding of a judge or jury
Tribunal commencer à apprendre		A specialist court outside the judicial system which examines special problems
To presecute commencer à apprendre		To bring someone to court to answer a criminal charge
Defence commencer à apprendre		The arguments used when fighting a case
Claimant commencer à apprendre		A person who makes a claim against someone in a civil court
To appeal commencer à apprendre		To ask higher court of justice or a supreme court to change decision or sentence made by a lower court
Binding commencer à apprendre		Having the legal ability to force someone to do something
Bench trial commencer à apprendre		A trial without a jury, in which the judge serves as the fact-finder
Brief commencer à apprendre		A written statement that explains one side's legal and factual arguments
Capital offence commencer à apprendre		A crime punishabke by death
Community service commencer à apprendre		Unpaid work that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison
Attorney commencer à apprendre		A person who acts for or represents another in business or legal matters as a lawyer
To plead commencer à apprendre		To defend a law case or to declare oneself to be guilty or not guilty
Without prejudice commencer à apprendre		Phrase used when two parties make genuine attempts to resolve a dispute but are not pleading guilty or dropping the charges so they do it without detriment
Court of law commencer à apprendre		The place where law cases are heard and decided
Barriser commencer à apprendre		A lawyer who pleads before a superior court
Admissibility commencer à apprendre		The fact of being considered satisfactory and acceptable in a law court
Extrajudical commencer à apprendre		Not done in a court of law
Jurisdiction commencer à apprendre		The authority of a court or official organisation to make decisions and judgements
Non-disclosure agreement commencer à apprendre		A legal document stating that someone will not tell anyone certain private information
Deposition commencer à apprendre		A formal written statement made or used in a law court
The supreme court commencer à apprendre		The most important law court in the US
The Inns of Court commencer à apprendre		The four societies in London for students of law, one of which a barrister must belong to
Discovery commencer à apprendre		Part of legal process in which the lawyers from one side in a case give documents to the other side, before the trial begins
The dock commencer à apprendre		The place in a criminal law court where the accused person sits or stands during the trial
Chambers commencer à apprendre		A judge's private office where legal discussions between a judge and lawyers take place
Abate commencer à apprendre		To remove, suppress or terminate a nuisance
Abator commencer à apprendre		One that abates a nuisance
Abet commencer à apprendre		To assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Probate commencer à apprendre		The act or process of officially proving the authencity and validity of a will
Procurator commencer à apprendre		A person representing others in a court of law
Procuration commencer à apprendre		The act of appointing another as one's agent, procurator or attorney
Procuratory commencer à apprendre		Authorization to act on behalf of someone else
Capital punishment commencer à apprendre		The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for crime
Illict commencer à apprendre		Against the law, illegal

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