Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - lei e ordem

a behavior or treatment that is fair and just

justiça

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

constituição

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

projeto de lei, lei proposta

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

cláusula, artigo

an officially written and established law

estatuto, lei

a law that is passed by a parliament or congress

ato, lei

relating to the making and passing of laws by government bodies

legislativo, legislativa

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

legislação, lei

a lawyer who represents someone in a court of law

advogado, advogada

to make or accept a law by voting or by decree

aprovar, promulgar

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

declaração, documento oficial

(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

audiência, sessão

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

judicial, jurídico

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

legítimo, válido

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

apelação, defesa

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

processar, acusar

the state of being represented or the act of representing

representação, representatividade

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

autoridades, poderes

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

decisão, sentença

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

sentenciar, condenar

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

testemunhar, declarar

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

testemunho, declaração

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

testemunha

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

prova, evidência

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

julgamento, processo

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

veredicto, sentença

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

fiança, caução

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

recorrer, apelar

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

réu, acusado

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

rascunho, esboço

to officially accuse someone of an offense

acusar, imputar

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

ação judicial, processo jurídico

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

processo, ação

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

processar, entrar com um processo

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

processos, ações judiciais

an elected officer of law in a county

xerife, oficial do xerife

a police officer holding an intermediate rank

inspetor, inspetora