Legal terminology Wordlist for the examination 3-d semester

Legal terminology Wordlist for the examination 3-d semester

act - a statute which has been approved by a law-making body

bill - a draft of a new law to be discussed by a legislature

law - a written or unwritten rule by which a country is governed and the activities of people and organizations are controlled

Lawyer -                   a person who has studied law and can act for people on legal

business

Legislation - the set of laws that have been agreed by Parliament and implemented by the courts

Civil law                  laws relating to people's rights and to agreements between individuals

Common law      a law established on the basis of decisions by the courts rather than by statutes

Criminal law             laws relating to acts committed against the laws of the land and are punished by the state

Barrister -                  especially in England and Wales, a lawyer who can plead or argue a case in one of the higher courts

Solicitor -                  a lawyer who has passed the examinations of the Law Society and has a valid certificate to practice, who gives advice to members of the public

Advocate -                a person, usually a barrister or solicitor, with right of audience as the representative of a party in a case

Judge -                       an official who presides over the court and in civil cases decides which party is in the right

Jury -                         a group of twelve citizens who are sworn to decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty on the basis of the evidence they hear in court

Lawsuit -                     a case brought to a court by a private person

Litigation -               the action of bringing a lawsuit against someone to have a dispute settled

Constitution -          the set of laws, usually written down under which a country is ruled

Parliament -              the elected group of representatives who form the legislative body which votes the laws of the country

Law Society -            an organization of solicitors in England and Wales, which represents and Regulates the profession

LSAT -               Law School Admissions Test, used by law schools in the USA as one factor in accepting applicants

LLB -               Bachelor of Laws; a university degree in law

LLM -                 Master of Laws; a university higher degree in law

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