Contract law
a contract, clauses of-, to draw up ~, to break ~ , to carry out ~, to be in breach of-
a contractor, rights and obligations of contractors, capacity of contractors to contract on certain terms
to take a legal action
an agreement, to make ~, to enforce - / to specify the parts of -
to be binding in law
an offer and acceptance of the offer, to accept an offer, to reject an offe r
to intend to be legally bound
valuable consideration
to sue smb. for a crime
damage, damages, to award damages
to suffer financial loss / mental distress
remoteness
a claim, to initiate to issue to admit to defend a counterclaim, a reasonable -, a remote -
to claim damages
to award an injunction against the defendant
remedies
Criminal law
a crime, - of passion, to commit to investigate to confess to committing to fight against crime
a criminal, to track down -
a crime scene
to catch smb. at the crime scene, to search ~
a murder
a murderer to murder smb. to wound smb.
to kill smb.
to stab smb.
to rob smb.
manslaughter
felony, misdemeanor
an offence, to commit an -, an indictable -, a petty -
an offender
Accusation, to make a formal -
an accused person
to accuse smb.
of a crime
guilt
to be (found, considered) guilty of a crime
to plead (not) guilty
to prove the guilt
Innocence
innocent
to find smb. innocent
a suspect, to arrest to interrogate to question ~
a suspected person
to be suspected of a crime
a convict
a convicted person to convict smb. of a crime
charges against smb., to drop –against smb., to dismiss a charge
to charge a suspect with a crime, to be charged with a crime
defendant
defence, to do smth. in self-defence, the defence of duress
a witness, to interview to interrogate ~
to witness an accident
an accomplice
a hostage
Actus Reus
Mens Rea
malice aforethought
recklessness
a substantial cause of the result
euthanasia
to give smb. a free pardon
to acquite smb. of smth.
to release smb. on parole
to put smb. into custody
to put smb. on a 6 months' probation
to find a case not proven
to issue smb. a summons, a warrant of arrest
to give testimony
death penalty
punishment, capital severe lenient-, to impose -onsmb., to escape ~
to punish smb.
sentence, to pass - on smb., to impose a sentence
to be sentenced to death
imprisonment, life imprisonment, to be sentenced 4 yeais' imprisonment
to imprison smb.
to deliver verdict, to reach verdict, to pass judgement on a case
to apprehend / to detain a person
fingerprints
to cast to collect -
evidence, direct circumstantial relevant physical -
to weigh the evidence, to summarize to present - , to give - , to hear secure –
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