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Question		Answer
damages start learning		money claimed by someone as compensation for harm done
commit start learning		to send someone to prison or to a court
judicial start learning		an adjective referring to a judge or to the law
innocent start learning		not guilty of a crime
offence start learning		any act which is not legal
lawyer start learning		any person who has studied law and can act for people on legal bussiness
dispute start learning		a disagreement or argument between parties
tribunal start learning		a specialist court outside the judiciał system which examines special problems
case start learning		a set of arguments or facts put forward by one side in a legal proceeding
judge start learning		a person who presides over a court
plead start learning		to make an allegation in legal proceedings
defendant start learning		someone who is accused of a crime in a criminal case
claimant start learning		a person who makes a claim against someone in a civil court
settlement start learning		an agreement reached after an argument
arrest start learning		to hold someone legally as to change them with a crime
hearing start learning		a case which is being heard by a committee, tribunal or court of law
convict start learning		to find that someone is guilty of a crime
breach start learning		failure to carry out the terms of an agreement
prosecute start learning		to bring someone to court to answer a criminal charge
appeal start learning		to ask a high law court to change its decision or sentence
charge start learning		to say that someone has committed a crime
binding start learning		having the legal ability to force someone to do something
civil start learning		an adjective referring to the rights and duties of private persons or organisations
defence start learning		the arguments used when fighting a case
contract start learning		a legal agreement between two or more parties
criminal start learning		an adjective referring to crime
jury start learning		a group of 12 citizens who decide whether or not someone is guilty in a trial
evidence start learning		a written or spoken statement of facts which helps to prove or disprove something at a trial
fine start learning		to order someone to pay money as a punishment
injunction start learning		a court order telling someone to stop doing something, or not to do something
writ start learning		a document informing someone that they will be involved in a legal process and instructing them what they must do wezwanie do sadu
brief start learning		a document or set of documents containing the details about a court case
notice start learning		a document providing notification of a fact, claim or proceeding
pleading start learning		a formal written statement setting forth the cause of action or the defence in a case
affidavit start learning		a written statement someone makes after they have sworn officially to tell the truth, which might be used as proof in court
motion start learning		an application to a court to obtain an order, ruling or decision
injunction start learning		on official order from a court for a person to stop doing something
complaint start learning		in civil law, the first pleading filed on behalf of a plaintiff, which initiates a lawsuit
answer start learning		the principal pleading by the defendant in response to a complaint
to draft a document start learning		to produce a piece of writing or a plan that you intend to change later
to issue a document start learning		to produce something official
to file a doument with an authority start learning		to officialy record something, especially in a court of law
to serve a document on someone start learning		to deliver a legal document to someone, demanding that they go to a court of law
to submit a document to an authority start learning		to deliver a document formally for a decision to be made by others

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