This glossary contains that are frequently use in the legal world.
abrogate
verb
Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
Example: The State and Revolution pp.xvii-xxi In support of Kautsky and Yuli Martov's criticism of Lenin's supposed deviation or misinterpretation of Marx it is possible to argue that 'to ABROGATE formal electoral procedures' and advocate violent dictatorship was not Marxist.
fr: abroger
arrest
verb
Seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
Example: Unlike national courts, the international criminal tribunals have no law enforcement agency akin to a police judicature.They therefore rely primarily on the co-operation of national authorities to ARREST and bring forward the accused, as a necessary means to begin the trial which is not permitted to take place in absentia.
fr: arrêter
case
noun
A legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law.
Example: Page footer contains: page number The section "Accident Prevention" is presented in tabulated format; here tagged as a list. 2 2005-11 Visits and Reports AP2A27 CASE study Agriculture LS M 1 1809 49 19 1 1 5 0 5 0 no abstract 36.9 2.6 simple assignment TEI P4.
fr: affaire
case law
noun
The whole range of decisions and judgements that the Courts and Tribunals have rendered for the settlement of a given legal matter.
Example: Thus, Lord Steyn and the majority conclude that Article 8(1) is not engaged let alone contravened by Article 64(1A) of PACE, a conclusion even supported by Strasbourg CASE LAW. McVeigh v UK (1981) 25 DR 15 Kinnunen v Finland App No 24950 94 (15 May 1996, unreopened).
fr: jurisprudence
conciliation
noun
The action of mediating between two disputing people or groups.
Example: CONCILIATION between the findings of cognitive research and the intentions of directors of education seems the best solution.
fr: conciliation
criminal
adjective
A person who has committed a crime.
Example: The story relates his descent into the CRIMINAL and drug underworld.
fr: criminel (elle)
enforcement
noun
The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
Example: Neil Hawke - "Environmental Policy: Implementation and ENFORCEMENT", page 31. Implementation and ENFORCEMENT It is one thing evaluating the evolution of EC environmental law and policy, but many of the developments analysed so far mean nothing for the environment unless they are implemented.
fr: mise en vigueur
investigation
noun
The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.
Example: The practical section will be examining morphology, vocal repertoire and karyotype of the taxon under INVESTIGATION.
fr: enquête
judge
noun
A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
Example: Then follows this evidence put forward in front of a JUDGE jury who will ultimately decide whether they agree beyond reasonable doubt that the alleged offender committed the crime and thus how they should be punished.
fr: juge
lawyer
noun
A person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor.
Example: Euthanasia has always been a highly charged topic, presenting a controversy morally, emotionally and politically, and the presentation of former human rights LAWYER, Lord Joffe's Bill: Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill has brought the issue into the public eye.
fr: avocat(e)
legalize
verb
Make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law.
Example: Concluding, it is perhaps the Member State duty to take into account "legislative compromise" and very strictly but indeed, LEGALIZE the sale of organs in nearest future?
fr: légaliser
penalty
noun
Punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.
Example: In turn, the EC notice must provide the same equivalent version of this severe PENALTY in order to provide a foundation for the effective use of the notice.
fr: peine, pénalité
prejudice
noun
Harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment.
Example: Article 2(7): "Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit matters to settlement under the present Charter; but this principle shall not PREJUDICE the application of enforcement measures under Chapter VII.".
fr: préjudice
prohibition
noun
The action of forbidding something, especially by law.
Example: This PROHIBITION, however, was "limited to countries policing their own national territory, and were not extended to include the prevention of nationals crossing over to another country to enlist in the army of a belligerent...".
fr: interdiction
violator
noun
A person who breaks or fails to comply with a rule or formal agreement.
Example: For a discussion regarding the perceived theoretical difficulties in conceiving the UN as a VIOLATOR of human rights given that, as an intergovernmental organisation, it is a non-state actor, see, "Frederic, Margret and Florian Hoffmann, 'The UN as a Human Rights VIOLATOR?
