Law glossary
Law glossary
20 Law terms
My name is Sédrik and I've been in the Social Science program for 6 months now. My topic is about law terms and my glossary can help student to learn some words related to law. There're 20 terms I want to explain, and I used a glossary of legal terms on Google to find the words and the definitions. Now, I want you to take a look at my glossary.
- Appeal
- Apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
- Bench trial
- The type of trial that does not involve a jury.
- Capital offense
- A crime that can be punished by death.
- Court
- Government entity presided over by judges to resolve legal disputes.
- Crime
- An action or omission that constitutes an offense punishable by law.
- Defendant
- An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
- Felony
- A crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
- Judge
- A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
- Jury
- A body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case.
- Law
- The system of rules regulating the actions by penalties.
- Law firm
- A business that is engaged in the practice of law.
- Lawsuit
- A claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.
- Lawyer
- A person who practices or studied law.
- Legal aid
- Legal assistance to people who are unable to afford it.
- Legal system
- The framework of rules, procedures and institutions.
- Plaintiff
- A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
- Remand
- Place a defendant on a bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned.
- Sanction
- A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
- Statute
- A written law passed by a legislative body.
- Unliquidated claim
- A claim that is difficult to quantify in money terms.