法律英语词汇(共6页).doc
精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上一、action 诉讼to bring an action/lawsuit against sb. 向某人提起诉讼,到法院告某人defendant 被告appellant 上诉人appellee 被上诉人cause of action 案由transaction 交易to join sb. as plaintiff/defendant 与某人共同起诉、把某人作为第三人被告合并起诉to make a complete determination of a controversy彻底解决争端to be liable 负有责任to rest on 依靠,依赖adversary 敌手,对手;敌对的adversary system 抗辩制advocate 用户,提倡;拥护者,辩护者produce 拿出,出示evidence 证据inquisitorial 纠问的civil law tradition 大陆法传统presentation 介绍,陈述intervene 干涉,介入safeguard 预防措施,保证条款;保护prevalence 流行,盛行manifold 多种多样的contest 比赛interested 有利害关系的resolution 解决to bear the burden of 承担to reduce. to 把.降为,把.归纳为unbiased 无偏见的satisfy 满足,符合critic 批评者merit 事实真相,是非曲直phase 阶段reside 属于,归于affirmative 肯定的,积极的join 合并to be liable to sb. for sth. 因某事对某人负有责任to rest on 依靠to reside in/with 属于二、allege 声称allegation 声称injury 伤害potential 潜在的,有可能的relief 救济,司法救济;缓解,减轻redress 纠正,补偿redressable 可纠正的;可补偿的to furnish a relief 提供法律救助probability 概率settlement 调解,解决arbitration 仲裁to hear a case 处理案件aspect 方面jurisdiction over the subject matter 对事管辖权jurisdiction over the parties 对人管辖权damages 赔偿金breach 违反,违约removal (案件的)移送voluntarily 自愿地submit服从;提交minimum 最低限度(的),起码(的)minimum contacts 最低限度联系venue 审判地territorial 领土的,地区的to be worth 值得arise (from,out of,under) (由.)引起,(由.)产生三、pleading 诉状,答辩状,状纸to file a pleading/lawsuit with the court 向法院提交诉讼状或答辩状、办理立案 to set fouth 陈述,阐明contention 论点complaint 起诉状clerk 书记员summons 传票to serve a summons,complaint,legal document on sb. 向某人送达(传票、起诉书、法律文书) notify 通知to notify sb.of sth. 告知某人某事response 反应respond 作出反应effect 实现,达到sufficiency 充足性material 实质性的,重要的affirmative defense 积极抗辩counterclaim 反诉extenuate (用辩解)减轻default 未到庭,缺席,未履行义务to be in default 未到庭,未履行义务challenge 提出异议,反对motion动议dismiss 驳回,不受理;解雇,免.职service of process =service of summons,传票送达to file .with 在.存档(立案)to set forth 陈述to notify sb.of 把.告知某人issue 争议;颁发for purposes of (argument) 为(争论方便)起见四、technique 技巧,手段,方法discovery 取证,调查depose 录取证词,宣誓证明deposition 证词笔录oath 宣誓compulsory 强制性的physical 体格的,身体的violate 违反obey 服从probable 很可能的predict 预言prior to 在.之前contribution (to) 对.作出贡献,促成,是.的部分原因summary judgment 即决判决,简易判决viable 切实可行的affidavit 书证,书面陈述admissible (证据)允许提出的,可采纳的harassment 骚扰,扰乱legitimate 合法的abusive 滥用的maneuver (用)策略,(耍)花招annoyance 烦恼,恼怒;骚扰lengthy 冗长的to lead to 导致to respond to 对.作出反应(回答)to contribute to 促成,是.的部分原因in favor of 赞成,支持;对.有利五、provide (for) 规定assert the right to 主张.权利impanel 将.列入陪审员名单to impanel the jury 组成陪审团random 任意行动,随机过程at random 任意的,随机的eligible 合格的,有条件的prospective 预期的,未来的,即将产生的to challenge a prospective juror for cause 以明确的理由对陪审员候选人提出异议peremptory 无须说明理由的,绝对的peremptory challenge 绝对异议权swear 发誓,使.宣誓familiarize 使.熟悉to familiarize sb. with sth. 使某人熟悉某事exhibit 证据,物证examination 质证direct examination 直接质证cross examination 交叉质证inadmissible (证据)不允许出示的rule (on) 对.作出裁决tenor 趋向rest 举证完毕direct 指示verdict (陪审团的)裁定directed verdict 指令裁定(法官指令陪审团作出的裁定)overrule 否决驳回to be exposed to 暴露于to submit sth. to把.提交给instruction 指导jury instruction (法官)对陪审团的指导to instruct the jury on 就.问题对陪审团进行说明credibility 可信性to enter a judgment for /against sb. 判决某人胜诉/败诉burden of proof 举证责任hung (陪审团)未能达到足够多数人赞同的,未能作出决定的judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n.o.v.) 法官推翻陪审团裁定的判决to provide 提供,规定to rule 作出裁决to expose. to 使.暴露于to submit.to 向.提交submit to 服从,屈从,归顺六、review 复审discretion 斟酌,自由裁量at the discretion of 由.斟酌决定,由.自由裁量appeal bond 上诉担保书transcript 抄本,复本,文字记录decree 命令to appeal from (a decision of a lower court) (不服下级法官判决)进行上诉to present sth. to 将.递交给oral argument口头辩论opinion 判决(意见)书affirm 维持(原判),确认,断言reverse 推翻(原判),逆转remand 发回重审to remand a case (for a new trial) 将案子发回重审rehear 重新审理expire 期满,期限终止to comply with 照做,遵守creditor 债权人judgment creditor 判决债权人writ of execution 执行令sheriff 行政司法长官,县治安官personal property 动产debtor 债务人judgment debtor 判决债务人thereof =of thatproceeds 收益entitle 使.有权to be entitled to 有权real estate不动产judicial sale 为清偿判决债务由司法行政官主持的拍卖to apply sth. on/against 把某物用于抵冲lien 留置权,扣押权to have a judicial lien on 对.有司法留置权during the life of (a judgment) 在(判决)有效期内garnish 留置(债务人在第三人手中的财产),扣押garnishment 留置,扣押bank account 银行账户obligation 义务,责任dispose 处置to dispose of 处置某物attach 扣押attachment 扣押pending 未决的,待决的,在进行中的,在等待.之际,在.过程中exempt 免除,豁免set aside 把.置于一旁;不顾;不接受,否决to present sth.to 向.提出,递交to comply with 遵从,服从to be entitled to 有权to dispose of 处置to set aside 把.置于一旁;不接受,否决to exempt.from 使某人免于.专心-专注-专业