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a behavior or treatment that is fair and just

rättvisa

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

konstitution

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

lagförslag, föreslagen lag

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

klausul, artikel

an officially written and established law

lagstiftning, statut

a law that is passed by a parliament or congress

lag, akt

relating to the making and passing of laws by government bodies

lagstiftande, legislativa

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

lagstiftning, lag

a lawyer who represents someone in a court of law

advokat, jurist

to make or accept a law by voting or by decree

anta, besluta

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

deklaration, officiellt dokument

(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

förhandling, hörande

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

rättslig, domstol

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

legitim, giltig

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

åtal, anhållan

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

åtal, väcka åtal

the state of being represented or the act of representing

representation, företräda

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

myndigheter, befogenheter

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

beslut, dom

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

döma, sätta straff

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

victorna, uttala sig

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

vittnesbörd, utsaga

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

vittne

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

bevis, evidens

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

rättegång, domstolsprocess

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

verdict, dom

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

borgen, kausjon

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

överklaga, ansöka om överklagande

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

svarande, åtalad

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

utkast, skiss

to officially accuse someone of an offense

åtalma, anklaga

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

rättslig åtgärd, rättsprocess

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

åtal, rättegång

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

stämma, väcka talan

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

rättsprocesser, juridiska förfaranden

an elected officer of law in a county

Sheriff, lagman

a police officer holding an intermediate rank

inspektör, inspektörinna