Vocabulary List

Question 1

A serious crime (such as murder or rape).

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felony

Question 2

An intentional act by one person that creates a fear in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact, even though contact is not required.

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assault

Question 3

An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. Although actual injury is not a requirement this type of criminal offence usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.

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aggravated assault

Question 4

The unlawful touching the person of another by the aggressor himself, or any other substance put in motion by him. It must be either wilfully committed, or proceed from want of due care.

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battery

Question 5

Theft or fraudulent conversion of money entrusted to one’s care.

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embezzlement

Question 6

A voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another. Examples are seen in cases where trees are cut down and the lumber hauled from the land by someone not having clear ownership; or removing furniture belonging to another from a cohabited dwelling, placing it in storage and not telling the owner of the whereabouts.

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conversion

Question 7

The crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person.

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fraud

Question 8

The illegal taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the purpose of depriving the owner of its possession.

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larceny

Question 9

To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial.

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prosecute

Question 10

Early release of a prisoner who is then subject to continued monitoring as well as compliance with certain terms and conditions for a specified period.

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parole

Question 11

The denial, refusal, or rejection of a right, power, or responsibility.

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disclaimer

Question 12

The specific manner of expressing in words in a speech or piece of writing

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wording

Question 13

A condition, requirement, or item specified in a legal instrument.

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stipulation

Question 14

Consistent conditions; conditions conforming to one standard.

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uniform conditions

Question 15

A defect in a legal document that can render it invalid.

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flaw

Question 16

To be in conflict with, to disregard, to breach

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to contravene

Question 17

To make into law

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to enact

Question 18

Something is doubtful or uncertain, and therefore capable of being understood in more possible senses

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ambiguous

Question 19

A private or civil wrongful act that causes another person harm or damage and entitles him or her to compensation.

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tort

Question 20

Responsible or obligated.

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liable

Question 21

To act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

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to breach

Question 22

Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious.

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culpability

Question 23

A legal obligation in tort law set on an individual requiring that they confirm to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence.

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a duty of care

Question 24

To clarify and resolve an issue in order to conclude the argument (e.g. lawsuit)

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to settle

Question 25

A legal directive or order commanding a certain behaviour, mostly granted by courts

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injunction

Question 26

The act of making a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone

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slander

Question 27

A published statement or picture that unfairly damages a person's good name or reputation.

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libel

Question 28

The making, drawing, or altering a document with the intent to defraud. A signature made without the person knowing of or consenting to it.

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forgery

Question 29

Not authentic or genuine

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fake

Question 30

The right to act and make decisions for another person in business and legal matters

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power of attorney

Question 31

The legal process of transferring property from one owner to another.

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conveyance

Question 32

The net worth of a person at any point in time. It is the sum of a person's assets - legal rights, interests and entitlements to property of any kind - less all liabilities at that time.

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estate

Question 33

A method of gaining legal title to real property by the actual, open, hostile, and continuous possession of it to the exclusion of its true owner for the period prescribed by state law.

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squatter's rights

Question 34

A house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context

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premises

Question 35

The formal right of ownership of property.

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title

Question 36

To receive property from a decedent's estate.

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to inherit

Question 37

To confiscate

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to seize

Question 38

To discuss an issue or argue about a question by considering different options and opinions

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to debate

Question 39

First or highest in rank, quality, or importance; principal.

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primary

Question 40

Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.

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assertion

Question 41

To make a claim as justification; to make an assertion without proof

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to allege

Question 42

To claim that something is true, especially in an argument; maintain

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to contend

Question 43

To assert or express the opposite of (a statement), to be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

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to contradict

Question 44

To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate

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to establish

Question 45

To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument

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to invoke

Question 46

Almost devoid of meaning.

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virtually meaningless

Question 47

To move or transfer from one place or position to another.

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shift from ... to

Question 48

The medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end.

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means

Question 49

To apply by authority

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to impose

Question 50

Invested with power, especially legal power or official authority

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empowered to

Question 51

(Plural only, not used in singular form) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.

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proceedings

Question 52

To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president

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to preside

Question 53

A written statement that is made to a judge in a court

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written submissions

Question 54

To be given permission

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granted (of) leave

Question 55

To accept or agree to something, or to decide to have something, although it is not exactly what you want or it is not the best

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to settle for (something)

Question 56

To take priority over something/someone

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to prevail

Question 57

To exceed in value or importance, to counterbalance something

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to outweigh

Question 58

The process whereby the facts of the case before the court are contrasted from the facts of a case of precedent where there is an apparent similarity. By successfully distinguishing a case, the holding or legal reasoning of the earlier case will either not apply or will be limited.

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distinguishing

Question 59

To determine the meaning of the words of a written document, statute or legal decision, based upon rules of legal interpretation as well as normal meanings.

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to construe

Question 60

A fact that would be important to a reasonable person in deciding whether to engage or not to engage in a particular transaction; an important fact as distinguished from some unimportant or trivial detail.

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material fact

Question 61

To enclose in or as if in a shrine; to cherish as sacred.

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to enshrine

Question 62

To represent in a physical form

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embodied in

Question 63

Having as a basis

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founded on

Question 64

To originate or be derived from

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to stem from

Question 65

The opposite; one of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true; opposed in nature; strongly dissimilar

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contrary to

Question 66

To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case

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to rebut

Question 67

To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing (e.g. a licence to operate a radio station).

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to revoke

Question 68

To annul, invalidate or overrule something

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to override

Question 69

To issue an authoritative command or instruction

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to mandate

Question 70

Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid

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to sanction

Question 71

Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid

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to sanction

Question 72

To forbid by authority such as a legislature

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to prohibit

Question 73

To prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating

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to suppress

Question 74

To invest sth. with power or rights

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to vest

Question 75

To grant (a title, degree , benefit, or right)

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to confer sth on sb

Question 76

To commit oneself to an obligation

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to undertake

Question 77

Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another

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deference to

Question 78

A behaviour which is not submissive to authority or a superior (e.g. employer)

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act of insubordination

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To provoke something (e.g. action, riot, revolt, rebellion)

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to incite

Question 80

A writ ordering a person to be brought before a court or judge, so that the court may ascertain whether his detention is lawful.

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Habeas Corpus

Question 81

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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unanimous

Question 82

Although

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albeit

Question 83

By accident; without intending to; unintentionally

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inadvertently

Question 84

After a particular thing has happened; afterwards.

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subsequently

Question 85

That has been stated to have happened or to be true, when this might not be the case

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purportedly

Question 86

Because of this, hence, therefore

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accordingly

Question 87

To put a special mark next to information that you think is important

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to flag

Question 88

A particular example or case of sth. The example itself has usually being previously described in the text.

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instance

Question 89

easily

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without much fuss

Question 90

Not of importance

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to be neither here nor there

Question 91

To check, to confirm

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to verify

Question 92

To search or examine very carefully

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to sift through

Question 93

Sth. with two aspects

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twofold

Question 94

To make more certain, to strengthen or support with other evidence

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in corroboration

Question 95

To occur or appear

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to crop up

Question 96

To signify directly, to mark, to indicate

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to denote

Question 97

To cause uncertainty about something

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to cast doubt on

Question 98

A discharge of an individual or corporation from employment

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dismissal

Question 99

[Latin, Among other things.] A phrase used in pleading to designate that a particular statute set out therein is only a part of the statute that is relevant to the facts of the lawsuit and not the entire statute. - Inter alia is also used when reporting court decisions to indicate that there were other rulings made by the court but only a particular holding of the case is cited

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inter alia

Question 100

Marriage partner

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spouse

Question 101

Being aware; heedful

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mindful of

Question 102

A position within the hierarchy of an organization or society

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rank

Question 103

The payment given for the rescue of a ship, its crew, or its cargo from fire or shipwreck

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salvage

Question 104

steady, continuing

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abiding

Question 105

The course of meaning which holds on or continues through something written or spoken; the general sense or meaning of a document, speech, etc.; substance, purport, import, effect, drift.

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tenor