Acadêmico IELTS (Banda 5 ou Abaixo) - Law

a country's rules that all of its citizens are required to obey

lei

a person who practices or studies law, advises people about the law or represents them in court

advogado, advogada

the official in charge of a court who decides on legal matters

juiz

a person who sees an event, especially a criminal scene

testemunha, observador

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

testemunho, declaração

a statement, document, or object that is used in a law court for establishing facts

prova, evidência

a serious promise or statement made by someone to tell the truth, often with the belief that breaking the promise will have serious consequences

juramento, promessa

a thing that someone is legally, officially, or morally allowed to do or have

direito

an obligatory task that must be done as one's job

dever, obrigação

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

julgamento, processo

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

jurados, júri

the principle of moral or legal righteousness, equity, and impartiality

justiça, equidade

the punishment that the court assigned for a guilty person

pena, sentença

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

projeto de lei, lei proposta

the power or authority of a court of law or an organization to make legal decisions and judgements

jurisdição

a legal documant that a person writes to decide what happenes to their belongings after their death

testamento, vontade

a written request, signed by a group of people, that asks an organization or government to take a specific action

petição, solicitação

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

apelação, defesa

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

sentenciar, condenar

to officially accuse someone of an offense

acusar, imputar

to give a severe punishment to someone who has committed a major crime

condenar, sentenciar

to disobey or break a regulation, an agreement, etc.

violar, infringir

to ensure that a law or rule is followed

implementar, aplicar

to make a society, law, system, or organization better or more effective by making many changes to it

reformar, melhorar

to question someone in an aggressive way for a long time in order to get information

interrogar, questionar

to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

condenar, declarar culpado

a lawyer that defends a case in a legal court

advogado, consultor jurídico

a sum of money paid to someone to make up for the damage or harm done to them

indenização, compensação

to officially put an end to a law, activity, or system

abolir, anular

to permit something by law, granting people the right or freedom to do it

legalizar, tornar legal