Legal Vocabulary Database (Student Version) PDF

# Legal Glossary ## Concepts | n° | Concept | |---|---| | 1 | biased | | 2 | case | | 3 | claimant | | 4 | Claimant | | 5 | criminal | | 6 | damages | | 7 | Damages | | 8 | Defence | | 9 | defendant | | 10 | dispute | | 11 | eligible | | 12 | evidence | | 13 | Facilitator | | 14 | Hearing | | 15 |...

# Legal Glossary ## Concepts | n° | Concept | |---|---| | 1 | biased | | 2 | case | | 3 | claimant | | 4 | Claimant | | 5 | criminal | | 6 | damages | | 7 | Damages | | 8 | Defence | | 9 | defendant | | 10 | dispute | | 11 | eligible | | 12 | evidence | | 13 | Facilitator | | 14 | Hearing | | 15 | injunction | | 16 | judge | | 17 | Lawyer | | 18 | Offence | | 19 | Sentence | | 20 | Settlement | | 21 | To accuse | | 22 | To appeal | | 23 | to arrest | | 24 | To commit | | 25 | to fine | | 26 | To plead | | 27 | To prosecute | | 28 | Tribunal | | 29 | void | | 30 | accountable | | 31 | admissible | | 32 | concurrent | | 33 | corporate | | 34 | deductible | | 35 | Feasible | | 36 | gross | | 37 | Habitual | | 38 | impartial | | 39 | Intangible | | 40 | irreconcilable | | 41 | litigious | | 42 | material | | 43 | negotiable | | 44 | nominal | | 45 | occupational | | 46 | Open-ended | | 47 | pecuniary | | 48 | Redundant | | 49 | Solvent | | 50 | the accused | | 51 | unanimous | | 52 | Unconditional | | 53 | unprecedented | | 54 | verbatim | | 55 | Voluntary | | 56 | acceptance | | 57 | Appellant | | 58 | Applicant | | 59 | debenture | | 60 | Franchise | | 61 | goodwill | | 62 | Inflated prices | | 63 | Liability | | 64 | Liquidation | | 65 | Mediation | | 66 | Negligence | | 67 | nominee | | 68 | Participation | | 69 | tortfeasor | | 70 | to abide by | | 71 | to adjudicate | | 72 | to allege | | 73 | to appoint | | 74 | to award | | 75 | to blacklist | | 76 | to certify | | 77 | to claim | | 78 | to default | | 79 | to defraud | | 80 | to draft | | 81 | to elapse | | 82 | to exempt | | 83 | to foreclose | | 84 | to grant | | 85 | To indemnify | | 86 | to infringe | | 87 | to invalidate | | 88 | to let | | 89 | to liquidate | | 90 | To mediate | | 91 | to seek | | 92 | to solicit | | 93 | to strike | | 94 | To subcontract | | 95 | To undertake (to do sth)| | 96 | To vest | | 97 | to waive | | 98 | to wind up | | 99 | articles of association | | 100 | burden of proof | | 101 | compulsory liquidation | | 102 | Confidential information | | 103 | contempt of court | | 104 | data protection | | 105 | employer's liability | | 106 | employment tribunal | | 107 | fundamental breach | | 108 | grievance procedure | | 109 | heiren | | 110 | Intellectual property | | 111 | Joint and several liability | | 112 | limited liability company | | 113 | Memorandum of association | | 114 | memorandum of satisfaction | | 115 | obligation of confidentiality | | 116 | out of court settlement | | 117 | Power of attorney | | 118 | Pre-emption clause | | 119 | registered trademark | | 120 | terms and conditions | | 121 | unfair competition | | 122 | unliquidated damages | | 123 | without prejudice | | 124 | wrongful dismissal | | 125 | accurate description | | 126 | claim for compensation | | 127 | claim form | | 128 | cooling-off period | | 129 | County Court | | 130 | credit vouche | | 131 | defective | | 132 | delivery arrangements | | 133 | guarantee/warranty | | 134 | in someone's favour | | 135 | Liberty | | 136 | poor workmanship | | 137 | Preliminary hearing | | 138 | price restraint | | 139 | proof of purchase | | 140 | Reasonable care and skill | | 141 | reasonable charge | | 142 | receipt | | 143 | small claims | | 144 | specified period | | 145 | to be as described | | 146 | to be fit for purpose | | 147 | to give a refund | | 148 | To issue the proceedings | | 149 | To opt out of | | 150 | to serve a claim (on) | | 151 | Unsolicited mail/email | | 152 | Unsolicited telemarketing | | 153 | wear and tear | | 154 | wear and tear | | 155 | within a reasonable time | | 156 | Written confirmation | | 157 | agreement | | 158 | an unspoken implied/understood contract | | 159 | car hire agreement | | 160 | Consideration | | 161 | Contractual Liability | | 162 | employment contract | | 163 | Express | | 164 | franchise agreement | | 165 | Intention | | 166 | obligations (legal) | | 167 | Offer | | 168 | Reward | | 169 | Tenancy ( agreement) | | 170 | terms | | 171 | terms and conditions of sale | | 172 | to accept | | 173 | to be voided | | 174 | to sign | | 175 | to state | | 176 | to sue | | 177 | to terminate | | 178 | Under seal | | 179 | Verbal Contract | | 180 | verbally | | 181 | amalgamation | | 182 | Appointment | | 183 | Cancellation | | 184 | controlling interest | | 185 | Fixed-term contract | | 186 | non-negotiable | | 187 | party | | 188 | Period of notice | | 189 | provision | | 190 | statement | | 191 | Termination | | 192 | to amend | | 193 | to be in breach of a contrat | | 194 | to be obliged to do something | | 195 | to break (the rules of) a contract | | 196 | to commence | | 197 | To comply with | | 198 | to sign on the dotted line | | 199 | Verbal | | 200 | assets | | 201 | climate change | | 202 | codes | | 203 | community | | 204 | Conflict | | 205 | ecological degradation | | 206 | ecosystem | | 207 | effect (on) | | 208 | genetically modified products | | 209 | Human rights | | 210 | impact | | 211 | indirectly | | 212 | Non-sustainable | | 213 | pollution | | 214 | precautions | | 215 | public consultation | | 216 | regulations | | 217 | regulatory | | 218 | renewable | | 219 | sustainable | | 220 | To abuse | | 221 | To affect | | 222 | to benefit (someone) | | 223 | to exploit | | 224 | to extract | | 225 | to implement | | 226 | to reduce | | 227 | To sustain | | 228 | voluntarily | | 229 | Adverse | | 230 | affordable | | 231 | decision-making process | | 232 | development | | 233 | ethnicity | | 234 | facilities | | 235 | Gender | | 236 | interests | | 237 | Jurisdiction | | 238 | patent | | 239 | preservation | | 240 | principles | | 241 | sexual orientation | | 242 | to be committed to +ing | | 243 | to contribute to | | 244 | to denigrate | | 245 | to discriminate (against somebody) | | 246 | to enforce | | 247 | to incorporate | | 248 | to promote | | 249 | To protect | | 250 | To regulate | | 251 | to respect (a rule, rights, etc.) | | 252 | To treat somebody with respect | | 253 | Treaty | | 254 | a workers' organisation | | 255 | As a last resort | | 256 | break | | 257 | child-care facilities | | 258 | Compassionate leave | | 259 | compensation (for) | | 260 | equal pay | | 261 | harassment | | 262 | health | | 263 | living wage | | 264 | maternity leave | | 265 | paid annual leave | | 266 | Pregnancy | | 267 | Representative | | 268 | Safety | | 269 | To dismiss | | 270 | to reach production targets | | 271 | to recruit (staff) | | 272 | to represent sb's interests | | 273 | to work overtime | | 274 | Under duress | | 275 | Value | | 276 | Warning | | 277 | acknowledgement | | 278 | Authorities | | 279 | bribe | | 280 | code of best practice | | 281 | code of conduct | | 282 | concerns | | 283 | copyright | | 284 | corporate governance | | 285 | diligence | | 286 | guidelines | | 287 | incentive | | 288 | integrity | | 289 | intellectual property | | 290 | interest rate | | 291 | intimidating | | 292 | Intimidation | | 293 | invasion (of sb's privacy) | | 294 | investment | | 295 | maintenance | | 296 | neighbourly | | 297 | permission | | 298 | policy | | 299 | predatory practices | | 300 | privacy | | 301 | profit margins | | 302 | public | | 303 | Registered trademark | | 304 | Repayment period | | 305 | Responsibilities | | 306 | Shareholder | | 307 | socially | | 308 | stakeholder | | 309 | suspicion | | 310 | to ensure | | 311 | to harass | | 312 | to invade | | 313 | To publicise | | 314 | to redress | | 315 | To suspect | | 316 | to undermine | | 317 | to uphold | | 318 | to violate | | 319 | trademark | | 320 | transaction | | 321 | arrest clause | | 322 | ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order) | | 323 | banning order | | 324 | committal proceedings | | 325 | Common Law injunction | | 326 | freezing order | | 327 | Housing injuction | | 328 | interlocutory injunction | | 329 | Judicial | | 330 | litigation friend | | 331 | order of discharge | | 332 | penal notice | | 333 | Penal notice | | 334 | publication injuction | | 335 | restitution order | | 336 | restraining order | | 337 | undertaking | | 338 | Claims Court | | 339 | Court of Appeal | | 340 | Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) | | 341 | Court of Military Appeals | | 342 | Court of Veteran's Appeal | | 343 | Courts of military review | | 344 | Crown Court | | 345 | District Court | | 346 | House of Lords | | 347 | International Trade Court | | 348 | Magistrate's Court | | 349 | Tax Court | | 350 | tribunal | | 351 | abduction | | 352 | actual bodily harm | | 353 | embezzlement | | 354 | (attempted) murder | | 355 | aiding and abetting an offender | | 356 | arson | | 357 | assault | | 358 | battery | | 359 | bigamy | | 360 | Blackmail | | 361 | blackmail | | 362 | breach of the Official Secrets Act | | 363 | breaking and entering | | 364 | bribery | | 365 | Burglary | | 366 | Careless or reckless driving | | 367 | Conspiracy | | 368 | Crime against property | | 369 | crimes against the person | | 370 | Criminal damage (=vandalism and hooliganism) | | 371 | deception | | 372 | drink driving | | 373 | driving without a licence or insurance | | 374 | Drug dealing | | 375 | drunk in charge of a vehicle | | 376 | embezzlement | | 377 | Espionage | | 378 | exile | | 379 | Forgery | | 380 | fraud | | 381 | grievous bodily harm | | 382 | handling stolen goods | | 383 | illegal | | 384 | indecency | | 385 | Indecent assault | | 386 | infanticide | | 387 | intent to damage or destroy property | | 388 | Manslaughter | | 389 | Money laundering | | 390 | obscenity | | 391 | Obstruction of the police | | 392 | Offences against justice | | 393 | paedophilia | | 394 | Perjury | | 395 | perverting the course of justice | | 396 | piracy | | 397 | possessing weapons | | 398 | Public order offences | | 399 | racial abuse | | 400 | Rape | | 401 | road traffic offences | | 402 | robbery | | 403 | sexual offences | | 404 | suicide | | 405 | terrorism | | 406 | The accused | | 407 | Theft | | 408 | to be convicted | | 409 | To commit a breach of the peace | | 410 | treason | | 411 | unlawful assembly | | 412 | wounding | | 413 | alibi | | 414 | Barrister | | 415 | clue | | 416 | conviction | | 417 | Coroner | | 418 | counsel for the defense | | 419 | Counsel for the prosecution | | 420 | Crown Prosecutor | | 421 | foreman of the jury | | 422 | jury | | 423 | legal representation | | 424 | magistrate | | 425 | modus operandi | | 426 | Proof | | 427 | Scene (of the crime) | | 428 | solicitor | | 429 | suspect | | 430 | suspended sentence | | 431 | to apprehend | | 432 | to be acquitted | | 433 | to be commited for a trial | | 434 | to be convicted | | 435 | to be fined | | 436 | to be remanded in custody | | 437 | to be sentenced | | 438 | To brief | | 439 | to caution | | 440 | to charge (with) | | 441 | to commit | | 442 | To cross-examine | | 443 | to defend | | 444 | to interview | | 445 | to investigate | | 446 | To plead guilty | | 447 | to question | | 448 | to report | | 449 | verdict | | 450 | victim | | 451 | Warrant | | 452 | Witness | | 453 | (legally) binding | | 454 | adjudication | | 455 | alternative dispute resolution (ADR) | | 456 | arbitration | | 457 | beneficial | | 458 | caucus | | 459 | confidential | | 460 | consent | | 461 | Contractually | | 462 | dispute resolution | | 463 | joint session | | 464 | legally binding | | 465 | Litigation | | 466 | mediator | | 467 | mutual | | 468 | Practical | | 469 | public domain | | 470 | to be legally bound | | 471 | to honour | | 472 | without prejudice | | 473 | (paid/unpaid) leave | | 474 | allegation | | 475 | Bullying | | 476 | childbirth | | 477 | consecutive | | 478 | Dependant | | 479 | disability | | 480 | discrimination | | 481 | Duties | | 482 | employee | | 483 | employer | | 484 | full-time | | 485 | health and safety | | 486 | Industrial accident | | 487 | Injury | | 488 | Liable (for) | | 489 | minimum wage | | 490 | monetary | | 491 | notice | | 492 | part-time | | 493 | payroll | | 494 | pregnant | | 495 | prenatal | | 496 | protection | | 497 | to be compelled to do something | | 498 | to exceed | | 499 | to suspend | | 500 | Action | | 501 | agenda | | 502 | aggrieved party | | 503 | appeal | | 504 | basic right | | 505 | due process (of law) | | 506 | executive body | | 507 | freedom of association | | 508 | Freedom of religious worship | | 509 | freedom of speech | | 510 | fundamental freedoms | | 511 | government | | 512 | institution | | 513 | judgement / judgment | | 514 | legal | | 515 | legislation | | 516 | Nation | | 517 | parliament | | 518 | presidency | | 519 | principle | | 520 | proposal | | 521 | social | | 522 | to apply | | 523 | to be appointed by | | 524 | to be nominated (by) | | 525 | to come into force | | 526 | to contravene | | 527 | arbitrarily | | 528 | arbitrary | | 529 | assembly | | 530 | asylum | | 531 | Belief | | 532 | Conscience | | 533 | constitution | | 534 | cultural life | | 535 | degrading | | 536 | detention | | 537 | dissolution | | 538 | Distinction | | 539 | education | | 540 | equal | | 541 | free elections | | 542 | freedoms | | 543 | frontiers | | 544 | fundamental | | 545 | incitement | | 546 | incitement | | 547 | interference | | 548 | jurisdictional | | 549 | limitation | | 550 | litigation | | 551 | living standards | | 552 | order | | 553 | peace | | 554 | Penalty | | 555 | political | | 556 | prohibited | | 557 | prosecution | | 558 | race | | 559 | religion | | 560 | reputation | | 561 | Residence | | 562 | rest | | 563 | slavery | | 564 | Social security | | 565 | State | | 566 | sustainability | | 567 | to be entitled | | 568 | to compel | | 569 | To deny | | 570 | To deprive | | 571 | to invoke | | 572 | to practise | | 573 | Torture | | 574 | trade union | | 575 | trial | | 576 | valid | | 577 | worship | | 578 | aforementioned | | 579 | Guarantor | | 580 | Hereafter | | 581 | Hereby | | 582 | hereto | | 583 | Heretofore | | 584 | herewith | | 585 | Herunder | | 586 | thereafter | | 587 | therein | | 588 | thereinbefore | | 589 | Contravention | | 590 | disqualified | | 591 | Drink driving | | 592 | fixed penalty | | 593 | joyriding | | 594 | speeding | | 595 | To comply (with) | | 596 | adjudicator | | 597 | client | | 598 | convict | | 599 | Counsel | | 600 | foreman (of the jury) | | 601 | juror | | 602 | ombudsman | | 603 | probation | | 604 | prosecutor | | 605 | testator | | 606 | Tortfeasor | | 607 | affiliation | | 608 | bench | | 609 | electoral register | | 610 | exclusively | | 611 | law clerk | | 612 | lay | | 613 | libel | | 614 | misconduct | | 615 | Misconduct | | 616 | on bail | | 617 | Recorder | | 618 | right of audience | | 619 | to be called to the bar | | 620 | to challenge | | 621 | to commit someone for trial | | 622 | Accurate | | 623 | Agency | | 624 | court proceedings | | 625 | damage | | 626 | data protection principles | | 627 | decision | | 628 | distress | | 629 | Inaccurate | | 630 | Information | | 631 | personal details | | 632 | relevant | | 633 | Security | | 634 | solution | | 635 | To affect | | 636 | to prevent | | 637 | to process | | 638 | alteration | | 639 | asking price | | 640 | authority | | 641 | boundary | | 642 | clause | | 643 | completion | | 644 | confirmation | | 645 | deposit | | 646 | fee | | 647 | fixed-rate mortgage | | 648 | foreclosure | | 649 | ownership | | 650 | possession | | 651 | preservation | | 652 | realtor | | 653 | restrictions | | 654 | Title deed | | 655 | antisocial behaviour | | 656 | bond | | 657 | capital punishment | | 658 | caution | | 659 | community service ordrer | | 660 | corporal punishment | | 661 | custodial sentence | | 662 | Determinate sentence | | 663 | deterrent | | 664 | good behavior | | 665 | life imprisonment | | 666 | On-the-spot fine | | 667 | punishable | | 668 | punishment | | 669 | punitive | | 670 | to be banned / disqualified from driving | | 671 | to be run concurrently | | 672 | to imprison | | 673 | to pronounce sentence | | 674 | to punish | | 675 | adultery | | 676 | affidavit | | 677 | alimony | | 678 | Divorce | | 679 | grounds for divorce | | 680 | Marriage | | 681 | next of kin | | 682 | partner | | 683 | petition | | 684 | Petitioner | | 685 | respondent | | 686 | same-sex marriage | | 687 | separation | | 688 | spouse | | 689 | the deceased | | 690 | to annul | | 691 | to be married | | 692 | (legal) guardian | | 693 | access | | 694 | Adoption | | 695 | adult | | 696 | business | | 697 | child benefit | | 698 | Child maintenance | | 699 | Child pension | | 700 | child support | | 701 | child support | | 702 | delinquent | | 703 | Foster parent | | 704 | foster parent | | 705 | fostering | | 706 | Juvenile | | 707 | juvenile court/ youth court | | 708 | Majority | | 709 | malice | | 710 | Minor | | 711 | Minority | | 712 | Neglect | | 713 | Parent | | 714 | Pension | | 715 | responsible (for) | | 716 | Surrogate mother | | 717 | to be held legally responsible for | | 718 | To marry | | 719 | to vote | | 720 | truancy | | 721 | will | | 722 | written permission | | 723 | young offender | | 724 | Young person | | 725 | courthouse | | 726 | benefactor | | 727 | beneficiary | | 728 | Codicil | | 729 | estate | | 730 | executor | | 731 | inheritance | | 732 | Last will and testament | | 733 | living will | | 734 | probate | | 735 | to be of sound mind | | 736 | To die intestate | | 737 | to inherit | | 738 | Trust | | 739 | trustee | | 740 | Breach | | 741 | civil | | 742 | common | | 743 | consumer | | 744 | court | | 745 | customs | | 746 | drug | | 747 | fraudulent | | 748 | freedom | | 749 | identity | | 750 | Implied | | 751 | Industrial | | 752 | joint | | 753 | letter | | 754 | limited | | 755 | net | | 756 | above the law | | 757 | Oath | | 758 | Open | | 759 | Personal | | 760 | police | | 761 | Power | | 762 | preliminary | | 763 | Registered | | 764 | Right | | 765 | special | | 766 | against the law | | 767 | Commercial law | | 768 | Common Law | | 769 | contract law | | 770 | Law and order | | 771 | law enforcement | | 772 | Law of Succession | | 773 | law reform | | 774 | law-abiding | | 775 | lawful practice | | 776 | legal aid | | 777 | legal claim | | 778 | Legal cost | | 779 | Legal executive | | 780 | Legal proceedings | | 781 | Legal status | | 782 | to act within the law | | 783 | to break the law | | 784 | to lay down the law | | 785 | to take the law into one's own hands | ## Translation | English | French | |---|---| | biased | biaisé | | a case | une affaire | | claimant | demandeur (de procès)/intenteur | | claimant | plaignant | | criminal | criminel | | damages | dommages et intérêts | | damages | dommages et intérêts | | defence | la défense | | defendant | l'accusé | | dispute | litige, conflit | | eligible | eligible | | evidence | preuve(s) | | facilitator | médiateur | | hearing | audience | | injunction | injonction | | judge | juge | | lawyer | avocat | | offence | offence: un acte illégal, une infraction. | | sentence | peine | | settlement | arrangement (à l'amiable) | | to accuse | accuser | | to appeal | faire appel | | to arrest | arrêter | | to commit | commetre | | to fine | donner une amende | | to plead | quelqu'un qui va plaider sa culpabilité pour un crime durant un procès. | | to prosecute | poursuivre en justice | | tribunal | le tribunal | | void | nul et non avenu | | accountable | responsable | | admissible | recevable | | concurrent | simultané, concomitant | | corporate | des entrerpises | | deductible | déductible | | feasible | réalisable | | gross | 1) grave; 2) brut | ## Other Words | English | French | |