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in the US, a court of law that makes decisions regarding cases in which the lower court's judgment is contested

hovrätt, appelrätt

a person who appeals in a higher court against a decision made in a lower court

överklagande, klagande

a paragraph or clause in a legal agreement or document that is separate from others and deals with something particular

artikel, klausul

an additional part of a legal document

underklausul, subklausul

a legal document from a court or another legal authority that instructs someone on what to do or not to do

skrift, beslut

a written statement affirmed by oath that can be used as evidence in court

fyrapersonlig beskrivning, affidavit

an order issued by a judge that authorizes the police to take specific actions

beslut, order

a person who brings a lawsuit against someone else in a court

klagande, sökande

a lawyer who specializes in bringing a lawsuit against people or organizations in a court of law

tvistemålare, prosessadvokat

an official agreement that puts an end to a dispute

uppgörelse, avtal

an official statement according to which one gives up their legal right or claim

avstående, undantag

to legally invalidate an agreement, decision, etc.

ogiltigförklara, annullera

to officially approve of something such as an action, change, practice, etc.

sanktionera, godkänna

to ensure that a law or rule is followed

verkställa, tillämpa

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

utfärda, publicera

to officially decide and declare in a law court that someone is not guilty of a crime

frikänna

to discharge a criminal from the legal consequences of a conviction or violation

benåda, förlåta

to make an official judgment, decision, or order

dekretera, befalla

the process of bringing someone to court in an attempt to prove their guilt

åtal, prosekutionsprocess

the part of a country's government that administers the legal system, including all its judges

den dömande makten, domstolarna

to violate someone's rights or property

överträdelse, kränka

to reverse, abolish, or invalidate something, especially a legal decision

upphäva, ogiltigförklara

to announce that something is no longer legally valid or binding

ogiltigförklara, upphäva

a formal declaration by which someone is found guilty of a crime in a court of law

fällande dom, dömning

a formal accusation of a crime

åtal, anklagelse

the act of making something legally acceptable and the declaration of it

validering, godkännande

the process of bringing a lawsuit to a court in order to obtain a judgment

rättsprocess, tvist

to officially state that something is illegal

förbjuda, förklara olaglig

to create or bring laws into effect through a formal process

lagstifta

an official authorized to conduct particular legal formalities, especially to make documents legally acceptable

notarie

the fact that something is in accordance with the law

legalitet, laglighet

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

förhöra, intervjua

a legal professional who is qualified and licensed to advocate on the behalf of clients in both lower and higher courts, primarily in Britain

advokat, jurist

to make a formal decision or judgment about who is right in an argument or dispute

avgöra, döma