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Law Vocabulary

The document defines 20 common legal terms, listing each term, its part of speech, and its meaning. The terms include attorney, barrister, brief, case, contract, court of law, evidence, guilty, judge, jury, lawsuit, lawyer, plead, sentence, solicitor, sue, sum up, trial, verdict, and without prejudice.

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Law Vocabulary

The document defines 20 common legal terms, listing each term, its part of speech, and its meaning. The terms include attorney, barrister, brief, case, contract, court of law, evidence, guilty, judge, jury, lawsuit, lawyer, plead, sentence, solicitor, sue, sum up, trial, verdict, and without prejudice.

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Law Vocabulary (1)

This page shows 20 words and phrases typically used in


the legal field, which you can also find in the EnglishClub
ebook Essential Business Words.

  TERM MEANING

1 attorney n. 1 a person appointed to act for or


represent another 2US lawyer

2 barristerUK n. a lawyer who pleads before a superior


court

3 brief n. 1UK instructions to a barrister


- also v. 2US written statement of facts

4 case n. statement of the facts in a trial, esp.


the argument of one side

5 contract n. a formal agreement, usually in


writing, between two or more parties

6 court of law n. the place where law cases are heard


and decided; court - courtroom n.
  TERM MEANING

7 evidence n. information presented to a court to


prove or support a point in question

8 guilty adj. responsible for wrong; culpable


- guilt n. not guilty adj.

9 judge n. official with authority to hear and


decide cases in a court of law - also v.

1 jury n. a group of people chosen to hear the


0 evidence of a case and give a decision

1 lawsuit n. a trial at court between two private


1 parties

1 lawyer n. a person trained in law and who


2 advises or represents others

1 plead v. 1 to defend a law case 2 to declare


3 oneself to be guilty or not guilty
- plea n.

1 sentence n. 1 decision of a court, esp. as to the


  TERM MEANING

4 punishment 2the punishment - also v.

1 solicitor n. 1UK lawyer advising clients & briefing


5 barristers 2USlaw officer for a city etc

1 sue v. to start legal action against someone


6 in a court of law - lawsuit n.

1 sum up v. to summarise & review the evidence


7 of a case - summing up n.

1 trial n. a formal examination of a case in a


8 court of law - to try v.

1 verdict n. the formal decision or finding of a


9 judge or jury

2 without without detriment or damage to a legal


0 prejudice right or claim

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