the official laws and principles by which a country or state is governed

憲法 (けんぽう), 法典 (ほうてん)
a law that is passed by a parliament or congress

法律(ほうりつ), 法令(ほうれい)
to make or accept a law by voting or by decree

可決する (かけつする), 成立させる (せいりつさせる)
(law) an official written document that people sign to agree on something or accept something as true

宣言(せんげん), 声明(せいめい)
(law) an official gathering in a court of law, especially without the presence of the jury, to find out information about a case and listen to evidence

聴聞 (ちょうもん), 公聴会 (こうちょうかい)
belonging or appropriate for a court, a judge, or the administration of justice

司法の, 裁判所の
officially allowed or accepted according to the rules or laws that apply to a particular situation

合法的な, 正当な
(law) a formal statement made by someone confirming or denying their accusation

弁解(べんかい), 申し立て(もうしたて)
to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser

起訴する, 告訴する
to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law

宣告する, 刑を言い渡す
to make a statement as a witness in court saying something is true

証言する(しょうげんする), 証明する(しょうめいする)
a formal statement saying something is true, particularly made by a witness in court

証言(しょうげん), 供述(きょうじゅつ)
anything that proves the truth or possibility of something, such as facts, objects, or signs

証拠, evidential (エビデンシャル)
a legal process where a judge and jury examine evidence in court to decide if the accused is guilty

裁判 (さいばん), 試験 (しけん)
an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings

評決 (ひょうけつ), 判決 (はんけつ)
an amount of money that must be paid in order for someone who is accused of a crime to be released until their trial

保釈金 (ほしゃくきん), バail
to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

控訴する (こうそする), 上訴する (じょうそする)
a person in a law court who is sued by someone else or is accused of committing a crime

被告 (ひこく), 被告人 (ひこくにん)
a formal or legal process in which it is decided if someone has done something wrong or illegal

訴訟(そしょう), 訴え(うったえ)
a complaint or claim that someone brings to a law court for settlement

訴訟 (そしょう), 訴え (うったえ)
actions taken in a court of law in order to settle an argument

訴訟手続き (そしょうてつづき), 裁判手続き (さいばんてつづき)
