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This document defines important legal terms used in courts and the legal system. It provides definitions for common terms like attorney, brief, case, court, defendant, evidence, guilty, judge, jury, lawyer, plea, prosecutor, sentence, sue, trial, and verdict. The definitions explain the meaning and usage of each term in reference to legal proceedings and the roles of different parties involved in a case.

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Law Vocabulary

term meaning

attorney n. 1 a person who acts for or represents


another in business or legal matters
2US lawyer

An attorney will be appointed to represent


you in court.

barristerUK n. a lawyer who pleads before a superior


court

In the UK barristers still wear wigs in


court, don't they?

brief n. 1UK instructions to a barrister


- also v. 2US written statement of facts

My first brief was to defend a young man


accused of stealing a bicycle.

case n. statement of the facts in a trial, esp. the


argument of one side

The prosecutor built a really


strong case and the defendant was found
term meaning

guilty.

contract n. a formal agreement, usually in writing,


between two or more parties

Before signing the contract, get a lawyer to


check it for you.

court of n. the place where law cases are heard and


law decided; court - courtroom n.

There's a special court of law for


corruption and bribery cases.

defendant n. person or organization facing a criminal


charge or other legal proceeding - defend v.

After being found not guilty,


the defendant hugged his defence lawyer.

evidence n. information presented to a court to prove


or support a point in question

Have the police got any


forensic evidence like fingerprints, hair or
term meaning

DNA?

guilty adj. responsible for wrong; culpable


- guilt n. not guilty adj.

Do you think the jury will find the


defendant guilty?

judge n. official with authority to hear and decide


cases in a court of law - also v.

Everyone stood when the judge entered the


courtroom.

jury n. a group of people chosen to hear the


evidence of a case and give a decision

After deliberating for two days,


the jury still hadn't reached a verdict.

lawsuit n. a trial at court between two private


parties

Many parents brought class-


action lawsuits against the company for
term meaning

selling dangerous toys.

lawyer n. a person trained in law and who advises


or represents others

After his neighbour refused to keep his dogs


quiet, Jim asked a lawyer about taking
legal action.

plead v. 1 to defend a law case 2 to declare


oneself to be guilty or not guilty - plea n.

If you plead not guilty, your case will be


heard in court.

prosecutor n. 1 a lawyer, often a public official, who


can file charges and try to prove a
defendant's guilt in court - prosecute v.

The prosecutor has charged the former


Prime Minister with several corruption-
related offences.

sentence n. 1 decision of a court, esp. as to the


punishment 2 the punishment - also v.
term meaning

Our nephew is serving a three-year


prison sentence for robbery.

solicitor n. 1UK lawyer advising clients and briefing


barristers 2US law officer for a city etc

Can you recommend a good solicitor for


drawing up a will?

sue v. to start legal action against someone in a


court of law - lawsuit n.

Tanya's family sued the hospital for


negligence after she'd been given the wrong
medicine.

sum up v. to summarise and review the evidence of


a case - summing up n.

It took the prosecutor quite a while to sum


up the case against the defendant.

trial n. a formal examination of a case in a court


of law - to try v.
term meaning

Anyone can sit in the court's public gallery


and watch a trial.

verdict n. the formal decision or finding of a judge


or jury

After hearing the jury's verdict, the


defendant's relatives cried and hugged one
another.

without without detriment or damage to a legal right


prejudice or claim

You can plead guilty to one charge without


prejudice to any other charges you're
facing.

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