Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - wet en orde

a behavior or treatment that is fair and just

gerechtigheid

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

grondwet

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

wetsvoorstel, voorgestelde wet

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

clausule, artikel

an officially written and established law

statuut, wet

a law that is passed by a parliament or congress

wet, handeling

relating to the making and passing of laws by government bodies

wetgevend, wetsvoorstel

a law or a set of laws passed by a legislative body, such as a parliament

wetgeving, wet

a lawyer who represents someone in a court of law

advocaat, jurist

to make or accept a law by voting or by decree

goedkeuren, vaststellen

(law) an official written document that people sign to agree on something or accept something as true

verklaring, officieel document

(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

hoorzaak, zitting

belonging or appropriate for a court, a judge, or the administration of justice

gerechtelijk, rechterlijk

officially allowed or accepted according to the rules or laws that apply to a particular situation

legitiem, wettig

(law) a formal statement made by someone confirming or denying their accusation

pleidooi, aanroep

to try to charge someone officially with a crime in a court as the lawyer of the accuser

vervolgen, aanklagen

the state of being represented or the act of representing

vertegenwoordiging, representatie

(usually plural) people with decision-making power over a specific area in a country

autoriteiten, bevoegdheden

a decision made by someone with official power, particularly a judge

uitspraak, beslissing

to officially state the punishment of someone found guilty in a court of law

veroordelen, straffen

to make a statement as a witness in court saying something is true

getuigen, verklaren

a formal statement saying something is true, particularly made by a witness in court

getuigenis, verklaring

(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

getuige

anything that proves the truth or possibility of something, such as facts, objects, or signs

bewijs, evidence

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

rechtzaak, proces

an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings

vonnis, uitspraak

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

borg, borgsom

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

in beroep gaan, beroep indienen

a person in a law court who is sued by someone else or is accused of committing a crime

aangeklaagde, verweerder

an unfinished version of something written that might be subject to change before it is finished

ontwerp, concept

to officially accuse someone of an offense

aanklagen, beschuldigen

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

rechtszaak, juridische procedure

a complaint or claim that someone brings to a law court for settlement

rechtszaak, vordering

to bring a charge against an individual or organization in a law court

rechterlijk stappen ondernemen, een rechtszaak aanspannen

actions taken in a court of law in order to settle an argument

procedures, rechtszaken

an elected officer of law in a county

sheriff, deputy-sheriff

a police officer holding an intermediate rank

inspecteur, inspectrice