B2-Wortliste - Law

to regard someone or something in a particular way

betrachten, rechnen

to say that a person or group has done something wrong

beschuldigen, anklagen

to object to the legality or acceptability of something

anfechten, in Frage stellen

to think that someone may have committed a crime, without having proof

verdächtigen

a matter that is to be dealt with in a court of law

Fall

a court that decides on family matters such as divorce

Familiengericht, Familiengerichtsbarkeit

a group of twelve citizens, who listen to the details of a case in the court of law in order to decide the guiltiness or innocence of a defendant

Jury

a legal process where a judge and jury examine evidence in court to decide if the accused is guilty

Gerichtsverhandlung

a behavior or treatment that is fair and just

Gerechtigkeit

a behavior or treatment that is unjust and unfair

Ungerechtigkeit, Unrecht

(of rules and regulations) absolute and must be obeyed under any circumstances

streng, rigorös

related to the law or the legal system

rechtlich, gesetzlich

in a manner that is required or allowed by the law

gesetzlich, legal

acceptable by the law or any authority

gültig, akzeptabel

the process of controlling something by means of rules

Regelung

to decide whether or not a person is innocent in a court of law

beurteilen

the right or power to give orders to people

Autorität, Macht

a police officer holding an intermediate rank

Inspektor, Inspektorin

a separate part of a legal document that requires or talks about something specific

Klausel, Artikel

a request for an amount of money that one believes is rightful

Forderung, Anspruch

a new law that is proposed to a parliament to be discussed about

Gesetzentwurf

a formal or legal process in which it is decided if someone has done something wrong or illegal

Klage, Rechtsverfahren

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

Berufung einlegen

an amount of money that must be paid in order for someone who is accused of a crime to be released until their trial

Kaution, Sicherheitsleistung

a short document stating the facts provided by one side of a case to be presented to a court or judge

Bericht, Akte

an accusation against a person who is on trial

Anklage, Vorwurf

to officially accuse someone of an offense

anklagen, beschuldigen

to represent a person who is on trial

verteidigen, vertreten

to officially submit or store a document or record in accordance with legal or regulatory requirements

einreichen, archivieren

to release an official document such as a statement, warrant, etc.

herausgeben, veröffentlichen

to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law

verbieten, untersagen

a regulation or rule that forbids the use or practice of something

Verbot, Untersagung

to put a person on trial or investigate a case in a trial

urteilen, verhandeln

to fail to obey the law

verletzen

to lead a committee or meeting

leiten, den Vorsitz führen

to escape from someone or somewhere

entkommen, fliehen

to make something mandatory or necessary

erfordern, verlangen

to officially take away someone's right to do something for violating a rule

disqualifizieren, ausschließen

the decision of a judge or law court

Urteil, Gerichtsentscheidung

a legal document that shows a person's history of breaking the law and being punished for it

straßenregister, strafregister