Law Faculty Word List @pԐ General Legal Terms justice ` Justice is a basic human value. liberty کR The prisoner was dreaming of liberty. right(s) Women are demanding equal rights. democracy ڌڌ` Democracy is a popular political system. legal ٽ@ Is it legal to park my car here? equality Women are hoping for more equality. privacy vŰCoV[ There's not much privacy here. law faculty @w The law faculty is at the south of the campus. bar exam i@Ա It's difficult to pass the bar exam. court ȶ Her case will be heard in court. judge The judge ruled the defendant was guilty. lawyer ԓm It's still difficult to become a lawyer. attorney ԓm@ The attorney didn't want the case. prosecutor / prosecution @@@т The prosecutor won the case. defense ԓ The defense lost the case. judiciary i@ The judiciary is part of the government. administration s This adminstration is making big changes legislature @ They make laws in the legislature. constitution @ They are trying to change the constitution. appeal i, Ti, The defence appealed the verdict. Supreme Court ف٭ȶ The Supreme court's decision is final. bureaucrat Bureaucrats are often disliked by the public. bureaucracy ڌ` ./ Ƥx@The bureaucracy often is hard to understand. civil law (civil code) @ Civil law helps people solve their arguments. contract _ / _ The contract was worth over 100,000. breach a contract _Ç中᭎ I'll sue you if you breach the contract. Civil Procedure Law i@ compromise a To compromise is easier than going to court. lawsuit i The lawsuit was worth $10,000. file a lawsuit i׭N They filed the lawsuit yesterday. trial The trial will begin next week. ruling The ruling was in favor of the prosecution. judgment The judgment seemed quite unfair. plaintiff ԫ The plaintiff was only 20 years old. settlement a Both sides were happy with the settlement. sue iϭ They sued him for $100,000. settle out of court kí᭎ Later, they agreed to settle out of court. Criminal Law Y@ break the law @䮭 If you break the law, you may go to jail. obey the law @] If you obey the law, nothing will happen. commit a crime ٧ݭ You'll regret it, if you commit a crime. suspect e^ The suspect wore a red coat. confess ک᭎ The suspect refused to confess. con'vict (v) convict (n) L٧í^ڜl The defendant was convicted. jail / prison Y He spent 20 years in prison. conviction / guilty verdict L٧ The prosecution got their conviction. acquittal / not guilty verdict ٧ The defendant was found not guilty. punishment The punishment was 5 years in jail. fine ш The fine was $5,000. life imprisonment ɜ He was sentenced to life imprisonment. death penalty ڥY The murderer was given the death penalty. arrest Χ The police arrested the thief. detention S They held the suspect in detention. bail ڧ Bail was set at $10,000. right to silence Everyone has the right to silence. witness (n) l There were no witnesses to the murder. testify Բ᭎ The witness testified against the suspect. victim Q The victim was in hospital for two months. defendant l The defendant was very rich. Labor law J@ union Jgٽ The union decided to go on strike. strike XgŰCL The strike lasted 3 months. Constitutional law @ human rights l Some countries have no human rights. International Law @ treaty The new treaty guaranteed safety. Commercial Law @ corporation ڨŕ Mitsubishi is a huge corporation. board of directors ھŕ The board of directors consisted of 12 members. bankruptcy jY The company went bankrupt. shareholder ڌ Most shareholders sold their shares. stock market ڨs The stock market is really going up lately. bond Bonds are less risky than stocks. Anglo-American Law p@ juror RÛ There were 12 jurors in the case. jury system RƤx Most Americans prefer the jury system.