学术类雅思 (6-7分段) - Law

a formal change, addition, or alteration made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document

修正案, 修改

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

立法, 法律

an official authoritative decision or judgment, especially one made by a government or the ruler of a country

法令, 令

an officially written and established law

法令, 法规

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

诉讼, 法律诉讼

a legal official who represents the state in criminal proceedings and brings charges against individuals or organizations suspected of breaking the law

检察官, 公诉人

a lawyer who represents someone in a court of law

律师, 法律顾问

(in the UK) a lawyer who is entitled to give legal advice, prepare legal documents for contracts and defend people in lower courts of law

律师, 法律顾问

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

原告, 起诉者

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

被告, 被告人

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

定罪, 判决

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

裁决, 判决

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

保释金, 保证金

a civic obligation requiring individuals to serve as members of a jury in a court of law

陪审团义务, 陪审服务

(law) a specific supervised period of time outside prison granted to a criminal, given they do not break a law during this period

缓刑, 考验期

the legal right to keep a thing or to take care of a person

监护权, 抚养权

to mercy or leniency shown by a person or authority, typically in granting forgiveness or lessening the severity of a punishment

宽恕, 从轻处罚

to clear someone from blame or suspicion and prove their innocence

辩护, 为...平冤

to use one's official or political authority to change or reject a previously made decision

推翻, 取消

to make or accept a law by voting or by decree

通过, 颁布

to become a party in a lawsuit because of a vested interest in the outcome

介入, 干预

to make changes or additions to a document, law, contract, or similar text in order to improve, correct, or update it

修改, 修订

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

起诉, 检控

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

宣布无罪

to officially state that something is illegal

宣布为非法, 禁止

to confirm or verify the legality or legitimacy of something, typically a document, contract, or action

验证, 确认

a process where parties resolve disputes through a neutral third party

仲裁

a reference to a specific legal source, like a law or court case, used to support arguments or statements in legal documents and writings

引用, 参考

to voluntarily relinquish or give up a right, claim, or privilege

放弃, 免除