Law 2: Court Cases Video Vocab 05

Law Part 1: Basic Legal Terms Part 2: Court Cases Part 3: Commercial Law

law ? Can you remember at least 3 areas of LAW

law C _ v _ _ Law

law C _ _ min _ _ Law

law C _ _ tra _ _ Law

law T _ _ _ Law

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law C _ _ sti _ _ t _ _ _ al Law

law A _ min _ _ _ _ _ tive Law

law I _ t _ _ nat _ _ n _ l Law

law How many did you remember?

civil law Part of the law that deals with disagreements between private individuals .

criminal law Criminal law is a system of law concerned with crimes and the punishment of criminals .

contract law Sets rules on agreements to buy and sell items and services.

property law States the rights and obligations that a person has when they buy , sell or rent homes and buildings.

trust law Sets out the rules for money that is put into an investment , such as pension funds.

tort law Is used by people to make claims for compensation when someone hurts them or their property.

constitutional law Sets the rules for how governments are run and civil rights .

administrative law Is used by citizens when they want to challenge government decisions.

international law Is used to set out rules on how countries interact in areas such as trade , environment or war .

law ? Can you remember the definition of LAW

law A system of rules that people are supposed to follow in a society or country.

court cases What are the names of the people involved in a court case?

trial Once a court case has been brought to court , we can say the trial has begun.

trial

trial A trial is the process of examining evidence and deciding if someone has broken the law .

trial murder trial A trial of someone accused of killing another person. criminal trial A trial involving a criminal act. fraud trial A trial involving crimes related to financial and business dealings. collocations

trial to be on trial A way of referring to the defendant when the trial is taking place. mistrial When a trial has to be stopped due to a problem with the proceedings. pretrial hearing A court session before the actual trial. collocations

judge The person in charge of the trial .

judge Responsible for the running of the trial .

jury

jury Members of the public (usually 12 ) who have been chosen to hear the case and decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent .

defendant The person accused of a crime .

guilty To be responsible for committing a crime .

innocent To have done no wrong.

charges A list of crimes the defendant is accused of.

plea A statement by the defendant of whether they are guilty or innocent .

court hearing

evidence The facts related to a crime .

witness People who might have seen the crime or have knowledge of it.

testify A formal statement given in court by a witness under oath .

retire To leave the court room and go to the jury room to decide the case .

deliberate To discuss and consider the case with members of the jury .

verdict The final decision in a trial.

convict To declare that someone is guilty of a crime .

sentence The punishment the defendant must do to pay for a crime .

fine Money paid to the court if found guilty of crime .

prison sentence Amount of time a guilty person must spend in jail .

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