法律英语单词(自己整理的)

1、仅供参考！欢迎参与词条建设！Book 1, unit 1Reading: Bodies of lawcommon law习惯法,普通法，判例法 based on customscivil law成文法，大陆法，民法criminal law刑法 deal with crimescodify编纂code法典disputes争执，纠纷Types of lawbill议案；法案.a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted onregulation规章 carry out the intent of

2、the lawordinance（地方）条例 enacted by a town,city or country governmentdirective指令 （如：欧盟指令） establish policiesstatutes成文法 formal written lawprovision规章、条例articlechapterclauseSpeaking1 : Explaining what a law saysstipulate规定provide语气弱于stipulatesspecify明确规定Types of courtsappellate court受理上诉法院 review cases

3、 heard in a lower courtcrown court刑事法庭 hear serious criminal caseshigh court高等法院 the highest court in a jurisdictionsupreme court最高法院juvenile court青少年法庭 try a person under the age of 18lower court下级法庭 hear a case for the first timemagistrates' court地方法院，地方治安法庭 small crimes are tried in the UKmoo

4、t court模拟法庭 students argue hypothetical casessmall-claims court小额补偿诉讼法院 limit amount of moneytribunal特别法庭，专门法庭 legal problems of a particular typeSpeaking2: Civil court systemsexpert witness专家证人 a person who has specialised knowledge of a particular subjectappellant上诉人 appeals a decision to a higher

5、 courtadvocate诉讼律师 plead cases in courtListening: Documents in courtaffidavit法庭宣誓, 口供 swear officially to tell the truthinjunction禁令 stop sb doing somethingwrit传票 involved sb in a legal processpleading诉讼；诉讼文件 set forth the cause of actionclient诉讼当事人， 委托人 Book 1,Unit 2 Reading: Legaleducation - a cal

6、l to the Barthe Bar1.大律师职业（可出席高等法庭）（尤指资格）the profession of barrister 2.律师职业 the profession of any kind of lawyerdisbar取消（某人）的律师资格 to stop a lawyer from working in the legal profession,especially because he or she has done sth illegalLLBLegum Baccalaureus法学学士vocational 职业的，职业技术的barrister大律师，出庭律师，辩护律师

7、(在英国有资格出席上级法庭进行辩护) a lawyer in Britain who has the right to argue cases in the higher courts of lawInns of Court律师学院（尤指英国伦敦四个培养律师的组织）(in England) the four private unincorporated societies in London that function as a law school and have the exclusive privilege of calling candidates to the English ba

8、r.They are Lincoln's Inn,Inner Temple,Middle Temple.Gray's InnBar Vocational Course法律职业课程call to the bar获得律师资格 allowed to work as a qualified barristerpupillage1.大律师见习期 a period during which a lawyer trains to become a barrister by studying with a qualified barriser 2.大律师实习制度 3.学生时期（尤指接受某人教育

9、） a period during which you are a student,especially when you are being taught by a particular person apprenticeship1.学徒期 a period of time working as an apprentice 2.学徒工作 a job as an apprenticebarristers' chambers大律师事务所solicitor1.事务律师，诉状律师（代拟法律文书、提供法律咨询等的一般辩护律师）a lawyer who prepares legal docume

10、nts, for example for the sale of land or buildings,advises people on legal matters,and can speak for them in some courts of law 2.推销员 a person whose job is to visit or telephone people and try to sell them sth 3.(城镇或政府部门负责法律事务的)法务官 the most senior legal officer of a city,town or government departmen

11、tLegal Practice Course(LPC)法律实践课程trainee solicitor实习律师law school法学院juris doctor(J.D)法律博士（美）基础的法律学位，专供非法学毕业的本科毕业生修读，毕业生可以申请入读专业法律证书（P.C.LL.）以图取得香港律师资格，香港中文大学和香港城市大学均设有此课程，2009年起香港大学亦开办此课程。bar examination律师资格考试 in the USA,an important test taken by law-school graduates which,when passed,qualifies a pe

12、rson to practise lawliaison1.联络；联系 a relationship between two organizations or different departments in an organization,involving the exchange of information or ideas 2.联络员；联系人 counsel1.法律顾问；律师 a lawyer or group of lawyers representing sb in court 2.劝告，建议 advice,especially given by older people or e

13、xperts ListeningAssociate合伙人，同事，朋友 2.准会员 adj.合伙的，共事的，有关连的 Full Partner（法律）无限责任合伙人Paralegaln.法律事务助理 adj.辅助律师业务的Real Propertyn.不动产，房地产Salaried Partner（法律）受薪合伙人litigationn.诉讼；打官司the process of making or defending a claim in a court of lawpractitionern.从业人员（尤指医学或法律界的）a person who works in a profession;n

14、习艺者，专门人才a person who regularly does a particular activity,especially one that requires skill transactionn.交易，业务，买卖a piece of business that is done between people,especially an act of buying or selling ; n.办理，处理the process of doing sthtrade-mark商标a name,symbol or design that a company uses for its pr

15、oducts and that cannot be used by anyone else;n.特征，标记a special way of behaving or dressing that is typical of ab and that makes them easily recognizedinfringement侵犯权益to limit ab's legal rightsn.触犯法规to break a law or rule ;landlordn.房东，地主a man from whom you rent a room,a house,etc;n.店主，老板a man wh

16、o owns or manages a pub or a guest housetenantn.房客，租户，佃户a person who pays rent for the use of a room,building,land etc;v.（作为租赁者）居住，工作to live or work in a place as a tenantLanguage Focusbarrister出庭律师a lawyerwho is admitted to plead at the bar and argue cases in superior courts.attorney1.代理人,法律事务代理人 a

17、 legal agent 2. 律师 a lawyerin-house counsel法律顾问 lawyer suppling advices for corparatonsolicitor1.事务律师(英）lawyer who consults with clients and prepare documents but is not heard in High Court2.(美)首席法务官main legal officel of the governmentcorporate lawyer法务Setting up a business venture for the companyde

18、fence laywer辩护律师 a lawyer of a defendantgovernment lawyer政府律师 lawyer work for governmentpatent lawyer专利律师 a lawyer who drafts and prosecutes patent applications and represents inventors in infringement suits and interference hearingstax lawyer税务律师 lawyer helping with tax issuestrial lawyer出庭辩护律师 def

19、ence for the defendant on the courtUnit 3 Reading: Introduction to constitutional lawUS Constitution美国宪法article1.（报纸、杂志的）文章a piece of writing；2.物品；物件object;3.正品；真货the genuine article;4.(契约、文件的)条款、条文、项目a section of a formal agreement or document;5.见习契约Someone who is in articles is being trained as a

20、lawyer or accountant by a firm with whom they have a written agreement;6.冠词amendment 1.(法令或法规的)修正条款，修正案a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it;2.修改，修订a change is made to a piece of writing.bill of rights权利法案judicial review司法审查、复审review by a court of law of actions of a governm

21、ent official or entity or of so me other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial courtdue process正当程序，正当法律程序,法定诉讼程序the administration of justice according to establish rules and principlesseparation of powers政权分离division of powers（中央及地方的）分权chec

22、ks and balances（政府机关彼此之间的）相互制衡limited government有限政府source1.来源；产地；2.寻找（产品或货源的）货源；3.消息来源；消息人士；（论文中引文的）出处、原始资料 a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research.4.(困难的)根源、原因 a difficulty's cause.5.（河流的）源头precedent前例、先例 If there is a precedent for an action or e

23、vent, it has happended before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it againissue1.重要问题；议题；争论的问题 an important subject;2.首要事项；要点；问题的要害；3.（报刊的）期，号，版次the version of magazine or newspaper;4.发表，发布。make a statement or a warning known formally or publicly;5.向.颁发；（正式）发给；6.（液体声音气味）流出、发出、冒出issues

24、 from=comes out of 7.争论中的，讨论中的at issus=being argued about;8.使.引起关注；在.上跳起争论make an issue of something;9.不同意；对.持争议take issue with someone or something=disagree with them;10.在.方面有困难have issues with=have problems connected with state constitution州宪法mundane subjects平凡的人Key terms:Principles of the constit

25、utional law（BY 陈宁怡2012301180） separation of powers1.分权。即将政府机构一分为三：立法、行政和司法。每一个分支都有特定的职责范围，任何其他分支不得侵犯。 2.分权与制衡原则。美国宪法所确立的一项原则。依布兰迪斯（Brandeis）大法官所言，这一原则在1787年制宪会议上采纳，其目的不在于提高政府效率，而在于保护人民免受暴政或独裁专制之苦。division of powers<美>（联邦宪法规定的联邦和州之间的政府权力划分）；分权checks and balances制衡原则；制约与平衡原则。之每一政府部门皆具有对抗其他任何部门行为

26、的能力，从而不致出现任何单一部门操纵整个政府的权力和职能的理论。如在美国，行政部门可通过行使否决权veto power制约立法机关；而只要达到充分多数，立法机关则可推翻任一否决。limited government有限政府Unit 4 Company Lawlegal entity法律实体legal person法人Legal persons are of two kinds: natural persons people and juridical persons groups of people, such as corporations, which are treated by law

27、 as if they were persons. While people acquire legal personhood when they are born, judicial persons do so when they are incorporated in accordance with law.personal liability法律责任 The legal bound obligation to pay debts.In law, a person is legally liable when they are financially and legally respons

28、ible for something.corporate veil公司屏障(保护持股人免受独家业主造成的企业破产所带来的损失) Its purpose lies in the fact that under the special circumstance of law, the creditor can investigate control shareholder's legal liabilities through the“corporate veil”to make creditor gain more forceful protection.certificate of i

29、ncorporation公司注册证书登记执照，a signed statement by the Registrar of Companies that a company is duly incorporatedboard of directors董事会A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, boar

30、d of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors. It is often simply referred to as "the board".memorandum of association公司章程A legal document setting up a corporation either with or without limited liability and including the company's name, purpose, and durati

31、on.duty of care谨慎责任a requirement that a person act toward others and the public with watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would. If a person's actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent, and any damages

32、 resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for pany formation成立公司 Company formation is the term for the process of incorporation of a business in the UK. It is also sometimes referred to as company registration. These terms are both also used when incorporating a business in the Republic o

33、f Ireland. Under UK company law and most international law a company or corporation is considered to be an entity that is separate from the people who own or operate the company.bonus奖金 A premium paid in addition to what is due or expectedliquidation清偿； 结算； 清算；1. The act of determining by agreement

34、or by litigation the exact amount of something (as a debt or damages) that before was uncertain. 2. The act of settling a debt by payment or other satisfaction. 3. The act or process of converting assets into cash, esp. to settle debts. legal entity法律实体certificate of incorporation公司注册证登记执照，法人认可证，公司章

35、程; A certificate of incorporation is a legal document relating to the formation of a company or corporation. It is a license to form a corporation issued by state government. Its precise meaning depends upon the legal system in which it is used.statutory form 法定形式As for the application materials tha

36、t are complete and consistent with the statutory forms or that have been supplemented by the applicant in light of the relevant requirements, it shall acceptthem.memorandum of association公司章程，公会规约; The memorandum of association of a company, often simply called the memorandum (and then often capital

37、ised as an abbreviation for the official name, which is a proper noun and usually includes other words), is the document that governs the relationship between the company and the outside. It is one of the documents required to incorporate a company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Bangladesh,

38、Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and is also used in many of the common law jurisdictions of the Commonwealth.authorized capital法定资本，额定资本，认可资本; nominal capital名义资本The par value of shares of stock a corporation has issued.articles of association公司章程执照; In corporate governance, a company's articles of asso

39、ciation is a document which, along with the memorandum of association form the company's constitution, defines the responsibilities of the directors, the kind of business to be undertaken, and the means by which the shareholders exert control over the board of directors.bylaw内部规章制度，次要法规，（社、团制定的）

40、规章制度;The official rules and regulations which govern a corporation's management. Drawn up at the time of incorporation, along with the charter.extraordinary gengral meeting特别大会An extraordinary general meeting, commonly abbreviated as EGM, is a meeting of members of an organisation, shareholders

41、of a company, or employees of an official body, which occurs at an irregular time. The term is usually used where the group would ordinarily hold an annual general meeting (AGM), but where an issue arises which requires the input of the entire membership and is too serious or urgent to wait until th

42、e next AGM. Members and/or shareholders must be informed of the purpose of the EGM so that they may attend in a position where they can discuss and exercise intelligent judgment, otherwise any resolutions passed are invalid.annual general meeting (AGM)年度（股东）大会，周年股东大会An annual general meeting (common

43、ly abbreviated as AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the general public (including companies with shareholders), are often required by law (or the constitution, charter, by-laws etc. governing the body) to hold. An AGM is held every y

44、ear to elect the board of directors and inform their members of previous and future activities. It is an opportunity for the shareholders and partners to receive copies of the company's accounts as well as reviewing fiscal information for the past year and asking any questions regarding the dire

45、ctions the business will take in the future.board of director董事会A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. duty of care注意义务fiduciary duty诚信义务conflict of interest利益冲突balance sheet资产负债表profit-and-loss account损益类账户bonu

46、s issue红股，或bonus sharecapitalisation issue资本化发行liquidation清算auditor审计员director董事；经理 指挥公司业务，构成董事会，为公司决策机构board of directors 主管；指导者；管理者 officerliquidator n.清算人；清算事务管理人，亦称receivermanaging director总经理，常务董事 someone who controls resources and expenditurespromote 促进者；倡导者；推动者 （公司等的）发起人，创办人 推销商 （议案的）提出者，提案人

47、（古）刑事诉讼告发人 （英）教会案件的上诉人proxy 代理人；代表，尤用于公司法中 授权 授权委托书；代理委托书receiver涉讼财产管理人 破产财产管理人 <英>接受赃物者 <英>精神错乱的看管人shareholdern.股东；股票持有人 share:股份 份额UNIT 7 CONTRACT LAW:Contract Formationaccelerationn.提前到期，加速到期Clause in a contract requiring the obligor to pay all or a part of a payable amount sooner th

48、an as agreed upon the occurrence of some event or circumstance stated in the contract, usually failure to make payment.提前收益，提前批准assignmentn.(财产的)转让，让与Clause prohibiting or permitting assignment under certain conditions.n.让与证书、委托证书 n.(转让的)财产、权力等 v.转让confidentialityn.保密条款，机密，机密性Clause concerning the t

49、reating of information as private and not for distribution beyond specifically identified individuals or organizations, nor used other than for specifically identified purposes.n.可以信赖的品质，受到信任的能力considerationn.对价，约因Clause expressing the cause, motive, price or impelling motive which induces one party

50、 to enter into an agreement.n.考虑，体贴Force Majeuren.不可抗力Clause designed to protect against failures to perform contractual obligations caused by unavoidable events beyond the partys control, such as natural disasters or wars.Liquidated Damages n.约定违约金，约定违约赔偿金Clause referring to an amount predetermined

51、 by the parties as the total amount of compensation a non-breaching party should receive if the other party breaches a part of the contract.Entire Agreementn.完整条款Clause stating that the written terms of an agreement may not be varied by prior or oral agreements because all such agreements have been

52、consolidated into the written document.severabilityn.（合同的）可分性Clause providing that, in the event that one or more provisions of the agreement are declared unenforceable, the balance of the agreement remains in force.Terminationn. 结束 结局 终点Clause outlining when and under which circumstances the contra

53、ct may be determined.Payment of Costsn.诉讼费的缴纳Clause setting out which party is responsible for payment of costs related to the preparation of the agreement and ancillary documents.Express contractn.明示合同，明约A contract whose clause is set clearly by both parties orally or in written form.Implied contra

54、ctn.默认契约A contract which is set according to the behavior of two parties and the environment during the formation of the contract, although there was no obvious words presented.Statute of fraudn.防止欺诈法英国1677年通过的一部制定法。该法由诺丁汉勋爵制定，原名为Act of the prevention of Frauds and Perjuries，立法宗旨是在证据不发达的时代，当事人又无法提供合

55、适证人的情况下，减少合同欺诈。Real propertyn.不动产Property consisting of land or buildings.formationn.订立，形成The action of forming or process of forming of a contractThird-party beneficiary contractsn.第三人受益合同A contract in which the person who get the benefit or compensation is another person rather than either partAss

56、ignment of rightsn.权力的转让A clause which regulates the change of the owner of a particular rightDelegation of dutiesn.责任的委托To give certain duty or obligation to someone else other than two parties of the contract.delegaten.代表A person sent or authorized to represent others.Vt.委任，托付assigneen.代理人，受托人A pe

57、rson to whom a right or liability is legally transferred or a person appointed to act for another.Illegality of the subject mattern.标的物的违法性When either the subject matter(e.g. the sale of illegal drugs) or the consideration of a contract is illegalFraud in the inducement n.引诱性的欺诈When one party is intentionally misled about the terms, quality or other aspect of the contractual relationship that leads the party to enter into the transaction.duressn.威胁