Essential Words For Business Law
Contract
A legal agreement between two or more parties.
Defence
The arguments used when fighting a case.
Hearing
A case which is being heard by a committee, tribunal or court of law.
Injunction
A court order telling someone to stop doing something or not to do something.
Dispute
A disagreement or argument between parties.
Jury
A group of 12 citizens who decide whether or not someone is guilty in a trial.
Lawyer
A person who has studied law and can act for people on legal business.
Claimant
A person who makes a claim against someone in a civil court.
Case
A set of arguments or facts put forward by one side in a legal proceeding.
Tribunal
A specialist court outside the judicial system which is examines special problems.
Evidence
A written or spoken statement of facts which helps to prove or disprove something at a trial.
Judicial
An adjective referring to a judge or to the law.
Criminal
An adjective referring to crime .
Civil
An adjective referring to the rights and duties of private persons or organisations.
Settlement
An agreement reached after an argument.
Judge
An official who presides over a court.
Offence
Any act which is not legal.
Breach
Failure to carry out the terms of an agreement.
Binding
Having a legal ability to force someone to do something.
Damages
Money claimed by someone as compensation for harm done.
Innocent
Not guilty of a crime.
Defendant
Someone who is accused of a crime against someone in a civil court.
Appeal
To ask a high law court to change its decision or sentence.
Prosecute
To bring someone to court to answer a criminal charge.
Convict
To find that someone is guilty of a crime.
Arrest
To hold someone legally so as to charge them with a crime.
Plead
To make an allegation in legal proceedings
Fine
To order someone to pay money as a punishment.
Commit
To send someone to prison or to a court.
